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accenting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accentuation, emphasizing |
| Type of | action |
Examples of accenting
accenting
By the 1960s, gospel harmonies became richer, accenting the role of lead singer.
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Yip also recommends accenting with floral arrangements in various hues of orange.
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When I was growing up, many homes had an assortment of houseplants accenting rooms.
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The interior decor is best described as restrained, with much use of wood accenting.
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A more-saturated hair color and face-accenting haircut draw attention to her features.
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Or add pops of color to your windows by accenting them with colorful Venetian drapes.
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The room, whose basic colour is black with gold accenting, is divided into three sections.
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The cheese is ideal for accenting salads, enchiladas, and other dishes.
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Still others do it by accenting architectural detailing with different colors of paint.
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- Distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
- Stress: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
- Emphasis: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
- Stress: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
- Dialect: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
- Stress: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
- Accent (u0410u043Au0446u0435u043Du0442) was a Belarusian heavy metal band from the city of Minsk. The band played an important role in the development of contemporary music in Belarus.
- In linguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation of a language. An accent may be associated with the region in which its speakers reside (a geographical or regional accent), the socio-economic status of its speakers, their ethnicity, their caste or social class, their first language (when ...
- In music, an accent is an emphasis placed on a particular note, either as a result of its context or specifically indicated by an accent mark. Accents contribute to the articulation and prosody of a performance of a musical phrase. ...
