- present participle of act.
acting
Example Sentences
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That connection could make the signals especially useful for investigating strongly correlated systems, where the behavior of the material emerges from interactions among many particles rather than from individual particles acting on their own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
McCullum has been replaced as Test coach by fellow New Zealander Stephen Fleming, although he will not be in place for the three matches against Pakistan, with Marcus Trescothick acting as the interim coach.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has nominated acting Bank Indonesia Gov. Destry Damayanti as the sole candidate to lead the central bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It doesn’t feel as vulnerable, whereas acting, there’s something fundamentally so indulgent about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
If that place is damaged, do you stop acting human?
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
