symbolising
IPA: sˈɪmbʌɫaɪzɪŋ
noun
- the act of representing something with a symbol
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Examples of "symbolising" in Sentences
- In the swan's beak was a sprig of beech symbolising Carshalton Beeches.
- It is usually made of silk and white symbolising the pure heart of the giver.
- In another, you're feral scum, symbolising everything that's wrong with British youth.
- Hillary Clinton gave Sergei Lavrov a mock “reset” button, symbolising US hopes to mend frayed ties with Moscow.
- Hillary Clinton gave Sergei Lavrov a mock "reset" button, symbolising US hopes to mend frayed ties with Moscow.
- It is been made in one piece of plexi that has been folded by heat into two triangular forms, symbolising the male figure.
- In front is suspended an enormous disc, tilted at an angle above the action, symbolising the moon, the sun, perhaps the communion host.
- Paintings symbolising blessing, prosperity and longevity are drawn on elaborate brightly coloured paper lanterns and hung in parks, temples and ancestral halls – a fitting end to a spectacular festival.
- While historians offer explanations of the purpose of these types of works - such as symbolising the wealth of the family, their generous hospitality and a celebration of the seasons - naturally it is impossible to actually know.
- But whatever its function – and many of Baghdad's scholars may not have been based physically within it – there is no doubt that the House of Wisdom has acquired a mythical status symbolising this golden age, on a par with the Library of Alexandria, 1,000 years earlier.
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