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[ dih-sting-gwi-shing ] / dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪ ʃɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR distinguishing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedistinctive; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group: Intricate rhyming is a distinguishing feature of her poetry. Origin of distinguishingFirst recorded in 1660–70; distinguish + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM distinguishingdis·tin·guish·ing·ly, adverbnon·dis·tin·guish·ing, adjectiveself-dis·tin·guish·ing, adjectiveun·dis·tin·guish·ing, adjective un·dis·tin·guish·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby distinguishingDistinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Order, distinguishing, distobuccal, distobucco-occlusal, distobuccopulpal, distocervical, distoclusal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for distinguishingShe also commented on what might be her most distinguishing feature, her pierced nose. Meet Montana's Nose-Ringed Candidate for the U.S. Senate|Ben Jacobs|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Without commanding, distinguishing words from their mouths, the narrative can be wholly invented for Kate and Letizia. If Kate Middleton’s Butt Could Speak: It’s Time Royal Princesses Led Visible, Voluble Public Lives|Tim Teeman|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I have no respect for Ambassador Chizhov,” Saakashvili said, distinguishing himself from his Ukrainian colleague. Europe, Stunned by Reckless Russia, Mistrusts Feckless Ukrainian Leaders|James Kirchick|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is a distinguishing characteristic of the breed that religious fanatics have a particularly lurid sexual imagination. Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police|Hussein Ibish|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The book starts by distinguishing the French—more sober in their fashion choices than the Italians and the English. A New Guide to Parisian Style|Rebecca Benhamou|March 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST They are quick to discriminate the main lines and the distinguishing traits of personality. Literature in the Elementary School|Porter Lander MacClintock The bark provides a ready means of distinguishing this tree. Forest Trees of Illinois|Fuller George D. The beauty of the bird is in the throat, which has three strongly contrasted colours, distinguishing it from all other Synallaxes. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2)|P. L. Sclater I know of no distinguishing feature presented by the coral reefs of the Louisiade compared with those which I have seen elsewhere. Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John MacGillivray Their distinguishing feature was the peculiar substance of which the burner-tips were formed. Gas Burners|Owen Merriman
Words related to distinguishingdifferentiating, characteristic, different |