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acting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | performing, playacting, playing |
| Type of | activity, performing arts |
| Has types | dumb show, enactment, hamming, heroics, impersonation, method, method acting, mime, overacting, pantomime, characterization, business, personation, portrayal, reenactment, roleplaying, skit, stage business, byplay |
| Derivation | act |
acting::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
the acting president.
Examples of acting
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Critics have long accused him of falseness, of merely acting out assigned roles.
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Turning from sets to people, acting in an ensemble piece can be tricky business.
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These are just a group of school people acting in the best interest of the game.
From the usatoday.com
Two workers fled when they heard a cracking sound, the acting fire marshal said.
From the washingtontimes.com
She also has taken classes for film acting through the Acting Studio of Chicago.
From the freep.com
The episodes after the pilot are much more natural and better acting all around.
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That's due to the moody direction and some excellent and natural-seeming acting.
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He said he himself was acting as a bully and no parent should copy his behavior.
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Aselton created the relationship dramedy as a way to showcase her acting skills.
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- Acting(a): serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president"
- The performance of a part or role in a drama
- (actor) a theatrical performer
- (actor) a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
- Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ...
- Master Thespian was a recurring character on American sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. Played by Jon Lovitz, Master Thespian was a ruthlessly ambitious egomaniacal actor who spoke with a plummy "Shakespearean" English accent and often elicited the sympathy of other characters in the ...
- In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things.
- An acting rank is a military designation allowing a commissioned or non-commissioned officer to assume a ranku2014usually higher and usually temporaryu2014with the pay and allowances appropriate to that grade. As such, an officer may be ordered back to the previous grade...
- ACTED (French: Agence d'Aide u00E0 la Coopu00E9ration Technique Et au Du00E9veloppement), formerly 'Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development', is a French humaniarian NGO set up in 1993. It is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization committed to supporting vulnerable populations across the world...
