- present participle of function.
functioning
Example Sentences
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A squark can signal when the system is switched on, is functioning properly, but it can also carry location information.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
"These differences may seem small at first, but they can add up in ways that affect learning, memory and everyday functioning."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Genius Act prevents stablecoin issuers from functioning like deposit-taking banks by banning them from paying interest or yield to token holders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The firm said three nuclear reactors operating in the region at the time were functioning normally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
She did not know that things had come to this; in Nsukka, life was insular and the news was unreal, functioning only as fodder for the evening talk, for Odenigbo’s rants and impassioned articles.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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