- present participle of function.
functioning
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This second wave of dramatic change has led in just the last few months to a reappraisal of how world trade is functioning and how it is going to be managed.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
He had been under the care of the Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust but was "highly functioning and independent with no care requirements", the inquest heard.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A potential application is mitochondrial transplantation, an experimental technique intended to introduce healthy mitochondria into cells whose existing mitochondria are not functioning correctly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Such conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, result in gastrointestinal symptoms related to the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Musicians tend to have greater word memory and more complex neural brain patterning, as well as greater organizational and higher-order executive functioning.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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