English
performing
Etymology

From perform + -ing.

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/
  • (RP) IPA: /pəˈfɔːmɪŋ/
Verb
  1. Present participle and gerund of perform
Noun

performing (plural performings)

  1. A performance.
    • 1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, English traits, page 248:
      Yet the misfortune of his life, his vast attempts but most inadequate performings, failing to accomplish any one masterpiece, seems to mark the closing of an era.


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