animating
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌænəˈmeɪtɪŋɡ// UK //ˈænɪmˌeɪtɪŋ// an·i·mat·ing
v. giving life or energy to something. You use this when you make a character move in a movie or when you describe a person who is full of energy.
v. giving life, spirit, or energy to something; the present participle of 'animate'. Often describes the process of creating motion in a character or the act of inspiring a group.
The animating process takes many months of hard work.
The animating of the main character required hundreds of individual drawings to create a smooth, realistic movement.
While the technical animating of the film was flawless, the true success lay in how the director animating the script brought the characters' emotional struggles to life.