- present participle of function.
functioning
Example Sentences
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We planned to assess both generations across domains of emotional, social, and everyday functioning.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
For five years, the PGA Tour has been functioning without some of the biggest stars in the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The terrorists wouldn’t disrupt the functioning of our constitutional system, Rehnquist told us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
If the body’s system isn’t functioning properly, then there is a risk of dehydration, heart strain and overheating, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
There seemed to be no way in which atoms and molecules could somehow spontaneously fall together to create organisms of such awesome complexity and subtle functioning as grace every region of the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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