expressing
Putting into words
Expressing is the present participle of express, used for ongoing action: She's expressing her frustration.
It also functions as an adjective describing the act of conveying thoughts, feelings, or meaning: an expressing of grief.
For nursing mothers, expressing means pumping breast milk: She spent her lunch break expressing.
Expressing clearly in speech
- verbalizingExpressing through speech
- speakingOral expression of language
- sayingShort, wise expression
- voicingExpressing aloud
uttering · stating · declaring · pronouncing · enunciating · phrasing · wording · communicating
Sensed inner state
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- passionIntense emotional drive
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
- emotingExpressing theatrically
venting · pouring out · heart · soul · catharsis · release · intensity · raw
Moving limbs expressively
- signingInscribing one's name
- mimingWordless gestural performance
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- facialBeauty service for skin
eyes · posture · movement · signaling · indicating · showing · demonstrating · displaying
Way of seeing things
- beliefTrust held as true
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- positionLocation or stance
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
sentiment · thought · idea · conviction · assertion · argument · contention · declaration
Capacity for original thought
- artHuman creative expression
- paintingPigment on canvas
- musicOrganized auditory art
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
poetry · writing · performance · sculpture · composition · interpretation · style · vision
One's own being
- individualityUnique personal character
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- cultureCollective social practices
heritage · values · beliefs · gender · sexuality · style · fashion · tattoos
articulating
Expressing clearly in speech
- verbalizingExpressing through speech
- speakingOral expression of language
- sayingShort, wise expression
voicing · uttering · stating · declaring · pronouncing · enunciating · phrasing · wording · communicating · telling
feeling
Sensed inner state
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- passionIntense emotional drive
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
emoting · venting · pouring out · heart · soul · catharsis · release · intensity · raw · heartfelt
gesturing
Moving limbs expressively
- signingInscribing one's name
- mimingWordless gestural performance
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
facial · eyes · posture · movement · signaling · indicating · showing · demonstrating · displaying · conveying
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
perspective · sentiment · thought · idea · conviction · assertion · argument · contention · declaration · proclamation
creativity
Capacity for original thought
dance · poetry · writing · performance · sculpture · composition · interpretation · style · vision · medium
self
One's own being
- individualityUnique personal character
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
culture · heritage · values · beliefs · gender · sexuality · style · fashion · tattoos · appearance
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, conveying
- emotional releasecry, venting, crying, sob, sobbing
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- drink makingshaking, stirring, muddling, pouring, mixing
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
expressingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · suppressing · withholding · holding back · masking
expressingrepressing
Subduing into unconsciousness
suppressing · restraining · containing · inhibiting · bottling up
expressingretaining
Holding onto still
containing · absorbing · holding · keeping in · soaking up
- facial expressionsVisible emotional displays
- blank expressionFace devoid of emotion
- gender expressionOutward manifestation of identity
- humorous expressionLanguage intended to amuse
- freedom of expressionRight to communicate ideas
- algebraic expressionsMathematical phrases with variables
expression, expressive, expressions, expressionless, expressiveness, inexpressible, expressionlessly, expressionism, expressionist