Performing
//pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A performance.
"Yet the misfortune of his life, his vast attempts but most inadequate performings, failing to accomplish any one masterpiece, seems to mark the closing of an era."
- 2 the performance of a part or role in a drama wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of perform form-of, gerund, participle, present
"The greatest recovery was recorded by London Overground, where the level of journeys was at 55.9% of that recorded two years previously. ScotRail (32.2%) was the lowest-performing operator."
Example
More examples"Jimmy is to some extent capable of performing this operation."
Etymology
From perform + -ing.
Related phrases
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