Definitions for Acting
ˈæk tɪŋact·ing

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. Roger Stone:

   I Roger Stone had no contacts or communications with the Russian state, Russian intelligence or anyone fronting for them or acting as intermediaries for them.

2. Gopal Krishan:

   The government is now acting on the suggestions given by the party and the Sangh, it is the political will of Prime Minister Modi, not the advice of consultants which is pushing Indian economic growth.

3. Luke Ryan:

   Shifting costs to' users' of the criminal legal system creates extraordinary hardships for defendants and their families, in addition to erecting sometimes insurmountable barriers to re-entry, legal financial obligations require probation and parole officers to allocate substantial time to acting as collection agents that could otherwise be devoted to rehabilitation and public safety.

4. Joshua Corman:

   I have found the FDA has been very forward thinking to get out in front of this and not wait for proof of harm before acting.

5. Adnan Adrian Wood-Smith:

   One of the things that has worsened this whole situation is a culture of acting emotionally and acting quickly, and we don't want to constantly be in reaction mode and engaging with the latest thing that Donald Trump says.

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