- present participle of perform.
performing
Example Sentences
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While the headline slots are filled by some of the genre's biggest names, there are more than 100 other acts performing to excite fans of every strand of rock, metal, punk and alternative.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
However, the rise of humanoid robots, powered with generative AI models and capable of performing complex tasks, offers an opening for the group, chief executive Stefan Hartung said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In decreasing interest-rate cycles, all sectors showed worse results, with healthcare and consumer discretionary performing best.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Sea hags have nothing on the fear of performing Nile’s drunken dancing in “The Beast in Me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Galileo, for example, despite performing exquisite experiments, never fully grasped the power of the experimental method, dismissing Gilbert’s work as not sufficiently philosophical.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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