How do you use Accenting in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like emphasizing or accentuation, plus the exact meaning.
Accenting meaning
present participle and gerund of accent
Synonyms of Accenting
Using Accenting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of accent
- Useful related words include: emphasizing, accentuation, action.
- In the example corpus, accenting often appears in combinations such as: accenting the, by accenting.
Context around Accenting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Accenting
- In this selection, "accenting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, work, build, lighting, light and unexpected stand out and add context to how "accenting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1964 build accenting the light and conventions by accenting unexpected parts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "accenting" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with accenting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He favours landscape and figurative work accenting light and dark. (10 words)
Syncopated rhythms contradict those conventions by accenting unexpected parts of the beat. (12 words)
As comfy and sumptuous as this interior is at all times, it is perhaps best enjoyed at dusk, with warm lighting accenting the curves of the doors and dashboard. (29 words)
Each of the 42 rooms hearkens to the motel’s midcentury origins, with bright pops of red, yellow, and turquoise—the exact hues scraped from the walls of the 1964 build—accenting the light-filled spaces; king suites even have working typewriters. (42 words)
Variations exist such as displacing hi-hat/ride, snare and bass drum hits and/or using other cymbals such as splashes, crashes, chinas and even tambourines for accenting, for example when using odd time or playing progressively. (37 words)
The delivery of rap lyrics relies heavily upon an often regional pronunciation or non-traditional accenting of words and their phonemes to adhere to the artist's stylizations and the lyrics' written structure. (33 words)
Example sentences (7)
He favours landscape and figurative work accenting light and dark.
Each of the 42 rooms hearkens to the motel’s midcentury origins, with bright pops of red, yellow, and turquoise—the exact hues scraped from the walls of the 1964 build—accenting the light-filled spaces; king suites even have working typewriters.
As comfy and sumptuous as this interior is at all times, it is perhaps best enjoyed at dusk, with warm lighting accenting the curves of the doors and dashboard.
For the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, star Ariel Winter matched her makeup to her blinged-out wardrobe by accenting her smoky eye with silver shadow on the upper and lower lash lines.
Syncopated rhythms contradict those conventions by accenting unexpected parts of the beat.
The delivery of rap lyrics relies heavily upon an often regional pronunciation or non-traditional accenting of words and their phonemes to adhere to the artist's stylizations and the lyrics' written structure.
Variations exist such as displacing hi-hat/ride, snare and bass drum hits and/or using other cymbals such as splashes, crashes, chinas and even tambourines for accenting, for example when using odd time or playing progressively.
Common combinations with accenting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- accenting the 2×
- by accenting 2×