characterizing

/K EH1 R IH0 K T ER0 AY0 Z IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).

  2. 2

    To be typical of.

  3. 3

    To determine the characteristics of.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/characterize, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/characterizing