Meaning
- (verb) To paint or draw the likeness of. “I will portray a king on horseback.”
- (verb) To describe in words; to convey.
- (verb) To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event. “For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare.”
- (verb) To adorn.
Letter breakdown
- Portraying contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Words from these letters
- parroting
- prorating
- gyration
- parrying
- partying
- tarrying
- airport
- orating
- parring
- parting
- porting
- portray
- prating
- praying
- roaring
- tarring
- gantry
- grainy
- notary
- oaring
- opting
- pantry
- paring
- parity
- parrot
- patron
- paying
- pointy
- poring
- priory
- prying
- raping
- raring
- rarity
- rating
- ration
- roping
- rotary
- taping
- taring
- tarpon
- toying
- trying
- typing
- agony
- angry
- aping
- apron
- argon
- argot
- giant
- grain
- grant
- groan
- groin
- inapt
- ingot
- intro
- irony
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with POR
- porcelain
- porch
- porches
- porcine
- porcupine
- porcupines
- pore
- pored
- pores
- poring
- pork
- porn
- porno
- pornographer
- pornographers
- pornographic
- pornography
- porosity
See all words starting with POR →
Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Portraying mean?
To paint or draw the likeness of.
How many letters are in Portraying?
Portraying has 10 letters.
Solve more words
Find words from your own letters with our free puzzle tools.