Definition of expressing

"expressing" in the verb sense

1. express, show, evince

give expression to

"She showed her disappointment"

2. express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

articulate either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

"She expressed her anger"

"He uttered a curse"

3. carry, convey, express

serve as a means for expressing something

"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"

"His voice carried a lot of anger"

4. express, state

indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

"Can you express this distance in kilometers?"

5. express

manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait

"Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"

6. press out, express, extract

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

"Italians express coffee rather than filter it"

7. express

send by rapid transport or special messenger service

"She expressed the letter to Florida"

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Quotations for expressing

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change. [ John Ruskin ]

No man writes a book without meaning something, though he may not have the faculty of writing consequentially and expressing his meaning. [ Addison ]

There is this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it. [ Emerson ]

Poetry interprets in two ways: it interprets by expressing, with magical felicity, the physiognomy and movements of the outward world; and it interprets by expressing, with inspired conviction, the ideas and laws of the inward world of man's moral and spiritual nature. In other words, poetry is interpretative both by having natural magic in it, and by having moral profundity. [ Matthew Arnold ]

expressing in Scrabble®

The word expressing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters expressing:

EXPRESSING
(189)
EXPRESSING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

expires, express, genesis, greisen, ingress, peering, penises, pingers, repines, resigns, respins, seeping, signees, signers, singers, snipers, springs

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word expressing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In expressing

EXPRESSING
(189)
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(189)
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(126)
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expressing in Words With Friends™

The word expressing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters expressing:

EXPRESSING
(243)
EXPRESSING
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

expires, express, genesis, greisen, ingress, peering, penises, pingers, repines, resigns, respins, seeping, signees, signers, singers, snipers, springs

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word expressing

EXPRESSING
(243)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In expressing

EXPRESSING
(243)
EXPRESSING
(243)
EXPRESSING
(150)
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EXPRESS
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EXPIRE
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Words containing the sequence expressing

Words that start with expressing (1 word)

Words with expressing in them (1 word)

Words that end with expressing (4 words)

Word Growth involving expressing

Shorter words in expressing

ex express

ess press express

re press express

ess press pressing

re press pressing

in sin sing pressing

Longer words containing expressing

nonexpressing

overexpressing

reexpressing