- present participle of perform.
performing
Example Sentences
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Lee, who is a plasterer and singer songwriter, performing as "soundstruggles", recalls there being all sorts in the water - even cars at the bottom - when the incident happened in the mid 90s.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
These days, he spends more time looking back at those memories than performing the trick.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
They perform additional calculations through the diffraction of light, meaning they do not require additional electrical power while the system is performing an inference.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
To that end, Iñárritu wanted to transform the famously fit Cruise, who is still known for performing death defying stunts into his 60s, into “somebody that can be your uncle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Other visitors were not so congenial, and Tycho clearly did not always relish his role as a kind of performing poodle.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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