exaggerating

ex-ag-ger-at-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of exaggerate; representing something as larger, better, or worse than it actually is.

  2. 2.

    Enlarging or intensifying something beyond normal bounds.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    I'm not exaggerating — emphatic statement of truthfulness
  • •
    without exaggerating — speaking honestly

Related words

Antonyms: downplaying, minimizing, understating
See also: exaggerate, exaggerated, exaggeration, overstating
Synonyms: embellishing, inflating, magnifying, overstating

Etymology

Present participle of "exaggerate," from Latin "exaggerare" (to heap up, amplify).