1. emphasizing or giving prominence to something
Usage: present participle of accent
2. pronouncing with a particular accent or stress pattern
Usage: present participle of accent

1. the act or process of emphasizing or giving prominence
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• The designer is accenting the room’s best features with strategic lighting.
• She’s accenting the wrong syllable in that word.
• The chef is accenting the dish with fresh herbs.
• His accenting of certain phrases made the speech more dramatic.
• The decorator suggested accenting the neutral walls with colorful artwork.
• Proper accenting of vowels is important in this language.
• The accenting of key points helped clarify the presentation.