Definition of "illustrating" []

• Present participle of illustrate. (verb)

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• "His tale of those years was recounted in his book "The Day I Stepped on Mao's Toes" a title illustrating just how close accredited reporters were allowed to get to the Communist leaders in those days."
• "I only meant to add to what you had said in illustrating the further extremes against it by abolitionists in the US."
• "Mannerisms are also particularly useful in illustrating a character in a state of internal conflict – words can say one thing but their body language expresses another."