commentating

verb

present participle of commentate
1
as in interpreting

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2
as in speaking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentating
  1. interpreting
  2. speaking
  3. annotating
  4. talking
  5. explaining
  6. saying
  7. glossing
  8. commenting
Verb
  • If the first wave of longevity tech was about measuring the body, the next will be about interpreting it.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Basically, captioning provides access to words, while interpreting provides access to the message’s linguistic, cultural, emotional, and contextual meaning.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of interpreting
Verb
  • Their speaking engagements and social media campaigns have sustained public attention even as international media coverage has faded.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That was evident in speaking with Indian exhibitors across the trade show.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking
Verb
  • Over the past several months, startups have stepped in to supply that demand by collecting and annotating videos from thousands of contract workers around the world.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The software covers standard PDF tasks like editing text, inserting images, annotating documents, and merging or splitting files.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of annotating
Verb
  • Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Since publication of the New’s initial story, the NYC Transit has instituted a requirement that work orders without payable hours have a note explaining why.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Sorvino previously teased the sequel back in 2024, explaining that the original writer, Robin Schiff, was finalizing the script at the time.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • The justice ministry rejected the criticism, saying the proceedings complied with Syrian law and included the participation of victims and their representatives.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Some have dubbed the cover itself as racist, while others are saying Blanco’s non-Latin background as the problem.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of saying
Verb
  • The easy-to-use glossing treatment, which should be applied to damp hair and followed by a blow dryer to activate the frizz-fighting alpha acids, is a semi-permanent smoothing spray that basically creates a water-resistant shield to prevent flyaways—even in the most humid of places.
    — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Critchley, glossing Julian of Norwich, draws a distinction between seeing and seeing through creation, but this is a false dichotomy.
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of glossing
Verb
  • Concurrently, commenting on someone else’s body on social media can do real and serious harm.
    — Miranda Roberts, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Chrissy Metz is firing back at the haters commenting on her weight loss.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of commenting
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