"symbolising" in the noun sense
1. symbolizing, symbolising
the act of representing something with a symbol
"symbolising" in the verb sense
1. symbolize, symbolise
represent or identify by using a symbol use symbols
"The poet symbolizes love in this poem"
"These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
2. typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
express indirectly by an image, form, or model be a symbol
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License