acting
the performance of a part or role in a drama
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,964 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,523 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the performance of a part or role in a drama also: playing, playacting, performing
adjective
- serving temporarily especially as a substitute the acting president
acting in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In my day we used to have something like acting at the old Park.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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The acting is fairly satisfactory, the cast including a star, supported by an efficient company.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Anyway, they're acting just outrageous, and already they've earned the name that the girls have given them.
Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore · Amy Brooks · Chapter 1
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In other words, Bunce fought hard against the encroachment of the new times upon the acting of his early theatre days.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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This was the doing of the fairies, and we must suppose that they had their reasons for acting as they did.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1