Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "performing"
Definitions

performing

ADJECTIVE
fulfilling a function
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
taking part in a presentation
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training