POINTING OUT

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Indication by demonstration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pointing out" is a kind of...):

indicant; indication (something that serves to indicate or suggest)

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Context examples:

The quietness of the game made it particularly eligible for Mr. Woodhouse, who had often been distressed by the more animated sort, which Mr. Weston had occasionally introduced, and who now sat happily occupied in lamenting, with tender melancholy, over the departure of the poor little boys, or in fondly pointing out, as he took up any stray letter near him, how beautifully Emma had written it.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Miss Bertram approved the decision, for the less he had to learn the better; and though she could not sympathise in his wish that the Count and Agatha might be to act together, nor wait very patiently while he was slowly turning over the leaves with the hope of still discovering such a scene, she very kindly took his part in hand, and curtailed every speech that admitted being shortened; besides pointing out the necessity of his being very much dressed, and chusing his colours.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Based on this hypothesis, Andre Maeder, professor in UNIGE's Faculty of Science is now re-examining the model of the universe, pointing out that the scale invariance of the empty space is also present in the fundamental theory of electromagnetism.

(There May Be No Dark Matter, Dark Energy in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

With government resolution No. 1430/2019, the state issued an indemnity bond to cover for HDT's 38.8 million euro loan, and daily Népszava covered the story with a headline pointing out that amount as the presumed price.

(Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group, Wikinews)

He outlined the remarks he had uttered at the socialist meeting, pointing out that they were in all ways the converse of what the newspaper had put in his mouth.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Mr Shepherd was eloquent on the subject; pointing out all the circumstances of the Admiral's family, which made him peculiarly desirable as a tenant.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

A tall, thin man with coloured glasses, whom I strongly suspected of being a plain-clothes detective, was pointing out some theory of his own, while the others crowded round to listen to what he said.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The conversation soon turned upon fishing; and she heard Mr. Darcy invite him, with the greatest civility, to fish there as often as he chose while he continued in the neighbourhood, offering at the same time to supply him with fishing tackle, and pointing out those parts of the stream where there was usually most sport.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

The type-writer people were again clamoring for money, insistently pointing out that according to the agreement rent was to be paid strictly in advance.