- present participle of perform.
performing
Example Sentences
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The S&P 500 information technology sector was the best performing, nudging the broader index to a 0.3% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Importantly, the researchers identified examples in which bacteria and archaea appear to have independently developed different enzymes capable of performing the same essential metabolic task.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
More than a dozen aerial assets, including helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, were assigned to the blaze, performing retardant and water drops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
However, Phillips said she would continue performing in smaller projects, including a production with Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre next year.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Confidence in experimental knowledge thus requires the natural/artificial distinction to be undermined and replaced by the conviction that by performing procedures that correspond to natural processes I can have true knowledge of those processes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
