- 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
In decreasing interest-rate cycles, all sectors showed worse results, with healthcare and consumer discretionary performing best.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Sea hags have nothing on the fear of performing Nile’s drunken dancing in “The Beast in Me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Clean-energy stocks are performing well, but they can still destroy capital if investors buy the wrong company at the wrong price.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But what is important to Gilbert is not just book learning, or even the performing of experiments.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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