acting

IPA: ˈæktɪŋ

(countable, now rare) An action or deed.
(countable, law) Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
(uncountable) Pretending.
(uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

Examples of "acting" in Sentences

Playing dumb and acting condescendingly is not helpful.
Yes she will be in a horror film but her acting is the best compared to the rest of the class.
There's exactly the right amount of action, to me, and all the acting is at least good, sometimes very good.
The rest of the acting is acceptable, and Jesse Eisenberg plays a vastly different young man than he does in “Adventureland.”
Yes, the acting is a little stuffy and the story, a blend of Sasquatch-meets-the-legendary Chupacabra, is lacking in originality.
The story seems slow, subplots feel inconsequential and there as filler, and some of the acting is about as bland as a Raman noodle.
There are some fairly creepy set pieces but nothing really stands out, the acting is average, the plot is hackneyed and derivative, the direction is average.
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For, in truth, he is not acting in his own interest but in that of a third person, who has yet to come into existence, albeit he is under the impression that he is acting in his own But it is this very _acting in some one else's interest_ which is everywhere the stamp of greatness and gives to passionate love the touch of the sublime, making it a worthy subject for the poet.