incurving

verb

Definition of incurvingnext
present participle of incurve
as in reflecting

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  1. reflecting
  2. curving
  3. bowing
Verb
  • While the committee deliberations are not made public, the number of Broadway venues participating in light dimmings is generally viewed as reflecting the honoree’s influence, career span and even how recent a Broadway career has been.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Films in the program are under 40 minutes in length and represent excellence in storytelling and execution in narrative or documentary formats, reflecting unique insight into LGBTQIA+ themes, issues, or ideas.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reflecting
Verb
  • The flower’s strong, curving stem makes the work not so much forceful as definitive.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But by using the holographic dictionary to look at the particles from their other perspective, as a gently curving space-time, physicists can calculate the outcome using Einstein’s gravity equations and then translate the answer back to get a sense of how the nuclei would smash together.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of curving
Verb
  • Dust and debris can settle inside and damage items, or they can be crushed by bowing boxes stacked on one another.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Dust and debris can settle inside and damage items, or they can be crushed by bowing boxes stacked on one another.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of bowing
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