Crossword clues for expressing
expressing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L. exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
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To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
--Bacon.And th'idle breath all utterly expressed.
--Spenser.Halters and racks can not express from thee More than by deeds.
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To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble.
Each skillful artist shall express thy form.
--E. Smith.So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
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To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
My words express my purpose.
--Shak.They expressed in their lives those excellent doctrines of morality.
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To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively.
Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation against me, one evening.
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To denote; to designate.
Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed by their names.
--Num. i. 17. To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.
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(Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, to express the beta-galactosidase gene,
Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
Wiktionary
(context biochemistry English) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid v
(present participle of express English)
Usage examples of "expressing".
I cannot refrain from expressing my admiration for the wonderful, I might almost say adorable, being who wants to convince you that you are truly his mistress.
She began by expressing a hope that I would not be angry with her for seizing the first opportunity she had of some conversation with me.
Her charming conversation combined with her beauty gradually drew me under her charm, and as the drink began to exercise its influence over me, I proposed a turn in one of the dark walks, expressing a hope that I should fare better than Lord Pembroke.
As he was writing his ode, I composed a sonnet on the same subject, and, expressing his admiration for it he begged me to sign it, and to allow him to send it with his poetry.
Christine came in with an air of great ease, expressing all her pleasure at seeing me.
Bonneval happened to mention the dance called forlana, and Ismail expressing a great wish to know it, I told him that I could give him that pleasure if I had a Venetian woman to dance with and a fiddler who knew the time.
He could not help expressing his astonishment at the rectitude of my instinct, or his approval of the passion I felt for you.
When he heard me expressing myself about you in the manner you deserve, he had the impudence to say to my mother before my face that she ought not to receive you.
I was sorry that I had had no opportunity of expressing my satisfaction to Don Diego, but I sat down to supper.
This was enough to give me the same desire, so I wrote him a letter, expressing my wish to speak to him, and asking him to name an hour.
Whenever I met with honest persons expressing a curiosity to know the history of the misfortune under which I was labouring, and whenever I satisfied their curiosity, I have inspired them with friendship, and with that sympathy which was necessary to render them favourable and useful to me.
She then praised highly the beauty and the excellent qualities of her pupil, saying that, if I saw her, I would certainly fall in love with her, and expressing how much she regretted that the law should not allow it.
He undertook the commission at once, expressing his pleasure at doing something to oblige me.
Our lovely frauleins expressing a wish to attend it, we made up our minds to gratify them.
Ten days afterwards I found out that I was too deeply in love to have the power of expressing myself in any other way than through the feelings of my heart.