- present participle of illuminate.
illuminating
Example Sentences
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I heard the Proms concerts, where Beethoven bloomed with illuminating lyricism, color, rhythmic versatility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It can be a tedious but illuminating chore that will help you become more aware of where your money is going.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was 45 years before Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland were illuminating the current tournament that a Norwegian by the name of Bjorge Lillelien delivered the speech that has assumed legendary status.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But the film’s screenplay — a biting, laugh-a-minute wonder penned by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack — shrewdly plays with genre conventions and audience expectations, illuminating more depth with every other sentence.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The sun was shining into the kitchen, illuminating everything: Ulysses's whiskers, the typewriter keys, her father's upturned and smiling face, and her mother's astonished and disbelieving one.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
