- present participle of perform.
performing
Example Sentences
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While the headline slots are filled by some of the genre's biggest names, there are more than 100 other acts performing to excite fans of every strand of rock, metal, punk and alternative.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He weaves the stories together with musicians from perennially imperiled New Orleans performing for his interviewees at a “welcome table” on a levee.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The top performing sectors during these periods were healthcare and consumer-discretionary stocks like restaurants, delivering relatively paltry returns of 0.29% and 0.31% a month, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The Kennedy Center on Monday dropped US President Donald Trump's name from the website of the performing arts venue.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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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