exaggerating
/ɪɡzˈædʒɚˌeɪtɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Given to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown.
verb
present participle and gerund of exaggerate
Example Sentences
- "Bombastic Style is an affectation in the composition, either in presenting simple or common ideas under sonorous and pompous expressions, or in speaking of things which have but a vain appearance of grandeur in the most exaggerating manner."
- "Then there are many men in the world, who, from a sincere desire of doing good, are, to say the least, very exaggerating in their phraseology, exalting mere indications of good into realities; and leaving altogether out of sight the reasoning of St. Paul on the subject, in the Epistle to the Romans, the 3rd chapter and 7th verse."
- "Now, I say it don't show anything, it is not a material point; but it shows how ridiculous men will be in their testimony, when actuated by violent motives, and it is one thing that I have noticed, gentlemen, that as a general thing lawyers are more ridiculous and more exaggerating when they give testimony than any other class of men."
- "Bridget fanned her face in a very exaggerating way."
Inflected Forms
more exaggerating (comparative)
most exaggerating (superlative)