Definitions for Acting
ˈæk tɪŋActing

Princeton's WordNet(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. acting, playing, playacting, performingadjective

   the performance of a part or role in a drama

2. acting(a)adjective

   serving temporarily especially as a substitute

   "the acting president"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actingnoun

   An intended action or deed.

2. actingnoun

   Pretending.

3. actingnoun

   The occupation of an actor.

4. actingnoun

   The deeds or actions of parties are called actings to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deeds and actions.

5. actingadjective

   Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Acting

   of Act

2. Actingadjective

   operating in any way

3. Actingadjective

   doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Acting

   Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. Most early sources in the West that examine the art of acting discuss it as part of rhetoric.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actingverb

   Verb form of the word act.

   The acting manager of the hotel did a fantastic job.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 10, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Acting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2498

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Acting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3226

How to pronounce Acting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Acting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Acting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Acting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Acting in a Sentence

1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   Facebook should be broken up, we should pursue antitrust activity on Facebook. And there are so many different reasons why. They are acting as an advertiser. They are acting as both platform and vendor. They are a communications platform, which has historically been a well-established domain of antitrust. And so because they are so many businesses and industries in one, the case is, I believe, right there in and of itself as to why they should be subject to antitrust activity.

2. The Secretary:

   Inspector General was acting in a way that was deeply inconsistent with what State Department was trying to do. Inspector General office was leaking information.

3. Ben LaRavia:

   As I look at my fiancée across the room I can see her that night, she had on a pair of blue coveralls and she had put some black paint all over her face and we were acting out this skit called 'cigar butts,'.

4. Dan Gilleon:

   The city doesn’t want to explain why it concluded that a young mother would kill her only child at an event where witnesses said she was happy, to me, the city is acting like any other defendant in a lawsuit: blame the victim, especially if they are not able to defend themselves.

5. Solicitor General:

   I am honored to serve the people of New York as acting Attorney General, the work of this office is critically important. Our office has never been stronger, and this extraordinarily talented, dedicated, and tireless team of public servants will ensure that our work continues without interruption.

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