disserting

verb

present participle of dissert
as in expounding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disserting
  1. expounding
  2. pontificating
  3. sermonizing
  4. reciting
  5. speaking
Verb
  • The tiny wine bar, across the street from the railroad tracks on Dixie Highway in Hollywood and across the parking lot from American Legion Post 92, is first and foremost focused on pouring and expounding on the beauty of natural wines from around the world.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Warsh often referred back to the Fed’s brief statement about the economy rather than expounding upon it.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Definition of expounding
Verb
  • Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.
    — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of pontificating
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  • Congress has also shown an affinity for weighing in on sports disputes—consider the airtime members of Congress receive when sermonizing on the state of college sports.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of sermonizing
Verb
  • Flag lowering and raising ceremonies, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of patriotic songs remain mainstays at many summer camps today.
    — Seth T. Kannarr, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • The flags are saved for periodic retirement ceremonies that involve reciting a script, standing at attention, a moment of silent reflection, and the subsequent burning.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of reciting
Verb
  • Judges mingled with customers at a coffee shop before speaking at the domed, ornate Westmoreland County Courthouse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • The mistake is believing there are only two visual entertainment languages worth speaking.
    — Hernan Lopez, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of speaking
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“Disserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disserting. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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