punctuating
present participle ofpunctuate
punctuate
verb[T]
uk/ˈpʌŋk.tʃuː.eɪt/us/ˈpʌŋk.tuː.eɪt/punctuateverb[T](ADD PUNCTUATION)
toaddpunctuationmarks(=symbols)to writing so thatpeoplecanseewhen asentencestartsandfinishes,seethat something is aquestion, etc.
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- acute
- apostrophe
- at sign
- block capitals
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed
punctuateverb[T](REPEAT)
formal
tohappenorcausesomething tohappenrepeatedlywhile somethingelseishappening; tointerruptsomethingrepeatedly:
Thepresidentspokeatlengthin aspeechpunctuatedbyapplause.
Hechattedfreely, punctuating hisremarksas often aspossiblewiththe interviewer's firstname.
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- belt up
- blurtsomethingout
- breaksomeonein
- butt in
- chime
- chip(something)in
- cut the crap!idiom
- horn in
- interpolation
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- nobble
- not get a word in edgewaysidiom
- obtrude
- shutyourmouth/faceidiom
- speak
- strike
- waylay
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Repeating an action
Examplesofpunctuating
punctuating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Those who construe the word this way would - regard either way ofpunctuatingthe passage as misleading.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The piano had apunctuatingcrotchet chordal motif while the flute part was a melodic, demi- and semiquaver ascending/descending motif with volume changes.
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This word functions as apunctuatinginterjection; written in boldface and repeated twenty-five times in the poem, it occurs more frequently than any other word.
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However, that philosophy was almost overwhelmed by the legislative decisionspunctuatingthe case, and we would strongly suggest that palliative care needs to become more sensitive to the theistic beliefs.
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The accompaniment underpins the vocal element like the ground bass of a passacaglia, breaking through to the surface in a series of interludespunctuatingthe whole work.
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Rather, it is characterised by "islands of memory,punctuatingperiods of loss of memory".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cantilever is emphasised bypunctuatingthe three storey blocks with a single storey glazed balcony.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The screenplay does try to be interesting going back and forth in the first half, and even has cheeky humourpunctuatingthe proceedings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The song also incorporates various sound effects, including wolf-whistling, snoring and a cell phone ringing, eachpunctuatingcertain lyrics.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had a flair for making a point during debate,punctuatinghis speeches with animated arm-flailing and near-screams.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The nose was pinched into the relief and nostrils were made bypunctuatingthe clay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some may also feel occasional sharp painspunctuatingthe ache.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The intensity ofpunctuatingrainfall events during rhexistasy results in erosion, and the accumulation of sand and silt as sedimentary layers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His methods of presentation includedpunctuatingrecords with surreal comedy clips, and using quick cutting of pre-recorded tapes to humorous effect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At its simplest, "colotomic" may be taken to mean, cycliclypunctuating.
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- cost analysis
- cost-analysis
- cost-an-arm-and-a-leg
- cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune
- cost-an-arm-and-a-leg-a-small-fortune
- cost and freight
- cost-and-freight
- costapalmate
- cost apportionment
- cost-apportionment
- cost-a-pretty-penny
- co-star
- costar
- co-star
- Costa Rica
- costa-rica
- Costa Rican
- costa-rican
- co-starred
- co-starred
- co-starring
- co-starring
- cost averaging
- cost-averaging
- cost base