Adumbrating

/əˈdʌmbreɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle: the act of faintly suggesting, sketching out, or giving a shadowy indication of something.

Etymology

From Latin 'adumbrare' + '-ing' (Old English suffix). Forms the continuous/progressive form of the verb.

Kelly Says

The -ing form of rare verbs is especially interesting because it forces us to think about the action in progress—'adumbrating' creates a vivid image of gradually sketching something into being from shadow.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስል ያላለው
mis-el ya-la-lew
ARالعربية
يشير إلى
yash-ir ila
BNবাংলা
নির্দেশ করে
nir-desh kore
CACatalà
suggerir
su-ge-rir
CSČeština
naznačuje
na-zna-čuje
DADansk
antyder
an-ty-der
DEDeutsch
vorwegnehmen
for-vay-neh-men
ELΕλληνικά
προδίδει
pro-dee
ESEspañol
adumbrando
ad-um-bran-do
FAفارسی
پیشگویی می کند
pees-goo-ee mi-koned
FISuomi
vihjastaa
vih-jas-taa
FRFrançais
préfigurant
pre-fig-u-ran
GUGU
શરૂઆત કરે છે
sha-roo-aat kare che
HAHA
yace
ya-ce
HEעברית
מנבא
man-ba
HIहिन्दी
संकेत करता है
san-ket karta hai
HUMagyar
előre jelzi
el-oreh jel-zi
IDBahasa Indonesia
menunjukkan
men-unjuk-kan
IGIG
eji
e-ji
ITItaliano
prefigurando
pre-fig-u-ran-do
JA日本語
予兆する
yocho suru
KKKK
алдын-аны
al-dy-n-a-ny
KMKM
បង្ហាញ
bong-h-an
KO한국어
암시하다
am-si-hada
MRMR
उद्देशित करते
ud-des-it kar-te
MSBahasa Melayu
menandakan
men-an-da-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့်ပြသည်
kya-nyit-h-ta-she
NLNederlands
duidt voor
du-idt voor
NONorsk
antyder
an-ty-der
PAPA
ਅਨુમાਨ
anu-maan
PLPolski
prorokuje
pro-ro-koo-je
PTPortuguês
antecipando
ante-see-pan-do
RORomână
antecipa
an-tee-see-pa
RUРусский
предсказывает
pred-ska-zu-yet
SVSvenska
antyder
an-ty-der
SWKiswahili
kuonyesha
koo-o-nye-sha
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம் தருகிறது
vi-lak-kam thar-uk-i-ru
TEతెలుగు
చూపు
choo-pu
THไทย
บ่งชี้
bong-chiii
TLTL
naglalarawan
na-gl-a-la-ra-wan
TRTürkçe
gölge düşürüyor
gol-ge du-sh-ur-u-yor
UKУкраїнська
передбачати
pered-bach-a-ty
URاردو
پیشگوئی کرتا ہے
pees-go-ee kar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
báo trước
bao truoc
YOYO
jọ̀ọ̀
jo-o-o
ZH中文
暗示
àn shì
ZUZU
isilindi
ee-si-lin-dee

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