- present participle of function.
functioning
Example Sentences
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The Election Commission, a three-member body comprising the chief election commissioner and two election commissioners, defended its decision-making process, saying differing views were part of institutional functioning and that decisions had ultimately been taken unanimously.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“A sufficiently powerful system functioning within a self-reinforcing loop risks reducing the ability of society to exercise meaningful oversight and intervention,” Bailey wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Cooper said some developments had even featured "fake" weep vents, where decorative plastic pieces had been fitted instead of functioning openings.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"No living organism or cell had ever been found that could live without having a functioning disulfide reductase system."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
I imagined them just shutting off like factory machines at the end of a shift: functioning, purposeful, and then just out.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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