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counterpointing

vb. (present participle of counterpoint English)

Usage examples of "counterpointing".

Hosts of birds and reptilian creatures soared into the air, scattering madly, their panicked calls counterpointing the mad shouts of the demons.

How the hell was Houbert doing that with his voice, perfectly counterpointing the Gounod in the background?

Over beyond the sacred enclosure, spectral figures of gauze or smoke rose pale into the night, and the spooky music led them in a counterpointing dance.

Simultaneously a plaintive melody sounded in her ears, counterpointing the delicate rippling active inside her.

The man went down, counterpointing Drum in the process of redecorating the pavement with the contents of his stomach.

For a while they were nothing more than a percussive tattoo, counterpointing my tempo-speeding up when I hurried, slowing down when I stopped.

He was about to agree with her when she spoke again, strangely counterpointing his thoughts.