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characterising meaning

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  • VerbBFcharacteriseSGcharacterisesPT, PPcharacterisedSUF-ing
    1. present participle of characterise.
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      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Thus communist tendencies would be consistent with toughminded radicalism while fascism would be characterised by toughminded conservatism.
        • When the group asked why, the bouncer – gatekeeper, arbiter, paveside general – characterised this frustration and reasonable request for information as aggression.

    Meaning of characterising for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "characterising" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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