- present participle of recite.
reciting
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Sitting shiva and reciting kaddish help a lost one’s memory become a blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The 1974 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home, meanwhile, is a musical autobiography that opens with Parton reciting the first letter she wrote home after moving to Nashville as a teenager.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
As activists gather beneath tarpaulin sheets in New Delhi, often holding all-night political debates, singing or reciting poetry, delivery drivers from online platforms weave through the barricades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Students reciting Annapolis’ “Midshipman Ethos” say they’re “united by our oath to defend the Constitution,” not their background.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Probably looking at the moon and reciting some poem from the T’ang Dynasty.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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