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- pronunciation:
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verb |
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exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated |
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When you make something seem much bigger or much more than it really is, you are exaggerating. If you say that you waited FOREVER for the bus, you are exaggerating. If you say your teacher gave you a TON of homework, you are probably exaggerating--even though it might really be a lot of homework.
Ashley said she saw a spider as big as her hand, but, thankfully, she was exaggerating its size. It was big, but it wasn't that big!- similar words:
- magnify
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| derivations: |
exaggeratingly (adv.), exaggerator (n.) |
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