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Definition: Acting |
ActingAdjective1. Serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president". Noun1. The performance of a part or role in a drama. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "acting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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Acting is the work of an actor, a person in theatre, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. From the Latin word agĕre meaning "to do", this is precisely what acting is. It is the doing or acting out of something, but rather than doing so as himself, the actor places himself aside and assumes the role of another, commonly called a character. In acting, one subverts part of oneself to portray another, usually for the benefit of an audience, but also because it can bring one a sense of artistic satisfaction.
Actors are generally expected to possess a number of skills, including good vocal projection, clarity of speech, physical expressiveness, the ability to analyze and understand dramatic text, and the ability to emulate or generate emotional and physical conditions. Well-rounded actors are often also skilled in singing, dancing, imitating dialects and accents, improvisation, observation and emulation, mime, stage combat, and performing classical texts such as Shakespeare. Many actors train at length in special programs or colleges to develop these skills, which have a wide range of different artistic philosophies and processes.
Modern pioneers in the area of acting have included Konstantin Stanislavski, Lee Straussberg, Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, and Sanford Meisner
For history and other detail, see actor.
See also: A list of theater terms
In law, when someone is said to be "acting" in a position it can mean one of two things.
For example, if the United States Secretary of State died suddenly in office, the deputy Secretary of State would take over. However, he would only be "acting" in the position, as he will not formally hold the office until he is approved by Congress, as mandated by the United States Constitution.
- The position has not been formally created yet
- The person is only occupying the position temporarily
- The person does not have a mandate
Similarly, in present-day Iraq, where there is no constitution, all the ministers of the government are said to be "acting." For example, the "Acting Minister of Oil." Once a new constitution is created, and these offices are legally established, the ministers will cease to be "acting."
Acting for has the same basic meaning as "acting", except it indicates that the original occupant of the position still formally holds power.
For example, occasionally when Francisco Franco was too ill to exercise his powers, his deputy, Prince Juan Carlos was said to be "acting for" Franco. Franco was still formally the nation's leader, as he had not died or resigned, but Juan Carlos was executing the powers of the office.
See also: Acting President of the United States.
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An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in films, television, theater, radio, video games or even on the street. In addition to playing dramatic roles, actors may also sing or dance. A female actor is sometimes called an actress.
See: List of male movie actors , List of female movie actors , List of male theater actors and List of female theater actors
See also: acting
History
In Greek mythology, Actor was the father of Menoetius and Astyoche. He was king of Opus in Locris.The first recorded case of an actor performing took place in 534 B.C (probably on November 23rd, though the changes in calendar over the years make it hard to determine exactly) when the Greek performer Thespus stepped on to the stage at the Theatre Dionysus and became the first person to speak words as a character in a play. Prior to that, stories were told in song and dance and in third person narrative, but no one had assumed the role of a character in a story. In reverence to Thespus, actors are formally referred to as thespians. Theatrical myth to this day maintains that Thespus exists as a mischeivious spirit, and disasters in the theatre are sometimes blamed on his ghostly intervention.
In graphical video games, an actor is a character uncontrolled by the player, except for his mimic and movements. In the computing sense, especially in the Unified Modeling Language, an actor plays a role.
Term
In the past, the term "actor" was restricted to men. Women did not begin performing until the 17th century. When they did the term "actress" was used. In the ancient and medieval world, it was considered disgraceful for a woman to go on the stage, and this belief continued right up until the 17th century, when in Venice it was broken. In the time of William Shakespeare, women's roles were played by men or boys, though there is some evidence to suggest that women disguised as men also (illegally) performed.Today, the term "actor" is frequently used by some to refer to both men and women, considering the term "actress" to be sexist. However, the term actress is still in widespread use.
An actor usually plays a fictional character. In the case of a true story (or a fictional story that involves a real person) he or she may play a real person (or a fictional version of the same), possibly him- or herself.
See also: gender-specific job title, non-sexist language
Actresses in Male Roles
Women actors sometimes play the roles of prepubescent boys, because in some regards a woman has a closer resemblance to a boy than a man. An adult playing a child occurs more in theater than in film. The role of Peter Pan, for example, is traditionally played by a woman. The tradition of the principal boy in pantomime may be compared.Mary Pickford played the part of Little Lord Fauntleroy in the first film version of the book. Linda Hunt won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in The Year of Living Dangerously, in which she played the part of a man.
Having an actor play the opposite sex for comic effect is also a long standing tradition in comic theatre and film. Most of Shakespeare's comedies include instances of cross dressing, and both Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams appeared in hit comedy films where they were required to play most scenes dressed as women.
Acting awards
See also: stunt work, actors' hobbies and other careers
- Oscar Academy Awards (movies)
- Golden Globe Awards (movies)
- Emmy Awards (television)
- Tony Awards (theater)
- European Theatre Awards (theater)
- Laurence Olivier Awards (theater)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Actor."
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The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in film or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor.Examples (movies in which they played are mentioned only if they were still a child):
For estimating the age at the time of shooting, note that above the years of release are given.
- Dakota Fanning (1994)
- I Am Sam (2001)
- ''Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- ''Stephen Spielberg's Taken (2002)
- The Cat in The Hat (2003)
- Sal Mineo (1939)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
- Giant (1956)
- Ron Howard (1954)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
- The Music Man (1962)
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
- Anissa Jones (1958)
- Family Affair (1966-71)
- Jodie Foster (1962)
- Freaky Friday (1965)
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Ricky Schroder (1970)
- The Champ (1979)
- Danny de Munk (1970)
- Ciske de Rat (1984)
- Ke Huy Quan (1971)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- The Goonies (1985)
- Emmanuel Lewis (1971)
- sitcom Webster (1980s)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (1974)
- Growing Pains (1991)
- This Boy's Life (1993)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- Heather O'Rourke (1975)
- Poltergeist movie series (1982-88)
- Macaulay Culkin (1980)
- Home Alone (1990)
- Home Alone 2 (1992)
- The Good Son (1993)
- Richie Rich (1994)
- Brad Renfro (1982)
- The Client (1994)
- The Cure (1995)
- Daniel Radcliffe (1989)
- Harry Potter (2001/2002/to be continued)
- Emma Watson (1990)
- Harry Potter (2001/2002/to be continued)
The term "child actor" carries some stigma as child actors sometimes have troubled adult lives, due in part to their unusual upbringings. A well-known example of this is the child cast of the 1980s sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes." Child members of that cast grew into adults who had several run-ins with the law.
See also child singer.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Child actor."
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In mathematics, groups are often used to describe symmetries of objects. This is formalized by the notion of a group action: every element of the group "acts" like a bijective map (or "symmetry") on some set. In this case, the group is also called a transformation group of the set.
Definition
If G is a group and X is a set, then a (left) group action of G on X is a binary function G × X -> X (where the image of g in G and x in X is written as g.x) which satisfies the following two axioms:
From these two axioms, it follows that for every g in G, the function which maps x in X to g.x is a bijective map from X to X. Therefore, one may alternatively and equivalently define a group action of G on X as a group homomorphism G -> Sym(X), where Sym(X) denotes the group of all bijective maps from X to X.
- g.(h.x) = (gh).x for all g, h in G and x in X.
- e.x = x for every x in X; here e denotes the identity element of G.
If a group action G × X -> X is given, we also say that G acts on the set X or X is a G-set.
In complete analogy, one can define a right group action of G on X as a function X × G -> X by the two axioms (x.g).h = x.(gh) and x.e = x. In the sequel, we consider only left group actions.
Examples
- Every group G acts on G in two natural ways: g.x = (gx) for all x in G, or g.x = (gxg -1) for all x in G.
- The symmetric group Sn and its subgroups act on the set { 1, ... , n } by permutating its elements.
- The symmetry group of a polyhedron acts on the set of vertices of that polyhedron.
- The symmetry group of any geometrical object acts on the set of points of that object.
- The automorphism group of a vector space (or graph, or group, or ring...) acts on the vector space (or set of vertices of the graph, or group, or ring...).
- The Lie groups Gl(n,R), SL(n,R) and O(n,R) act on Rn.
- The Galois group of a field extension E/F acts on the bigger field E. So does every subgroup of the Galois group.
- The additive group of the real numbers (R, +) acts on the phase space of "well-behaved" systems in classical mechanics (and in more general dynamical systems): if t is in R and x is in the phase space, then x describes a state of the system, and t.x is defined to be the state of the system t seconds later if t is positive or -t seconds ago if t is negative.
Types of actions
The action of G on X is called
Every free action on a non-empty set is faithful. A group G that acts faithfully on a set X is isomorphic to a permutation group on X. An action is regular if and only if it is transitive and free.
- transitive if for any two x, y in X there exists an g in G such that g.x = y;
- simply transitive if for any two x, y in X there exists precisely one g in G such that g.x = y.
- faithful (or effective) if for any two different g, h in G there exists an x in X such that g.x ≠ h.x;
- free if for any two different g, h in G and all x in X we have g.x ≠ h.x;
Orbits and stabilizers
If we define N = {g in G : g.x = x for all x in X}, then N is a normal subgroup of G and the factor group G/N acts faithfully on X by setting (gN).x = g.x. The action of G on X is faithful if and only if N = {e}.
If Y is a subset of X, we write GY for the set { g.y : y in Y and g in G}. We call the subset Y invariant under G if GY = Y (which is equivalent to GY ⊆ Y). In that case, G also operates on Y. The subset Y is called fixed under G if g.y = y for all g in G and all y in Y. Every subset that's fixed under G is also invariant under G, but not vice versa.
Any operation of G on X defines an equivalence relation on X: two elements x and y are called equivalent if there exists a g in G with g.x = y. The equivalence class of x under this equivalence relation is given by the set Gx = { g.x : g in G } which is also called the orbit of x. The elements x and y are equivalent if and only if their orbits are the same: Gx = Gy. Every orbit is an invariant subset of X on which G acts transitively. The action of G on X is transitive if and only if all elements are equivalent, meaning that there is only one orbit. The set of all orbits is written as X/G.
For every x in X, we define Gx = { g in G : g.x = x }. This is a subgroup of G, and it is called the stabilizer of x or isotropy subgroup at x. The action of G on X is free if and only if all stabilizers consist only of the identity element.
There is a natural bijection between the set of all left cosets of the subgroup Gx and the orbit of x, given by hGx |-> h.x. Therefore, |Gx| = [G : Gx], and so
This result, known as the orbit-stabilizer theorem, is especially useful if G and X are finite, because then it can be employed for counting arguments. A related result is Burnside's lemma:
where r is the number of orbits, and Xg is the set of points fixed by g. This result too is mainly of use when G and X are finite, when it can be interpreted as follows: the number of orbits is equal to the average number of points fixed per group element.
Morphisms and isomorphisms between G-sets
If X and Y are two G-sets, we define a morphism from X to Y to be a function f : X -> Y such that f(g.x) = g.f(x) for all g in G and all x in X. If such a function f is bijective, then its inverse is also a morphism, and we call f an isomorphism and the two G-sets X and Y are called isomorphic; for all practical purposes, they are indistinguishable in this case.
Some example isomorphisms:
With this notion of morphism, the collection of all G-sets forms a category; this category is a topos.
- Every regular G action is isomorphic to the action of G on G given by left multiplication.
- Every free G action is isomorphic to G×S, where S is some set and G acts by left multiplication on the first coordinate.
- Every transitive G action is isomorphic to left multiplication by G on the set of left cosets of some subgroup H of G.
Generalizations
One often considers continuous group actions: the group G is a topological group, X is a topological space, and the map G × X → X is continuous with respect to the product topology of G × X. The space X is also called a G-space in this case. This is indeed a generalization, since every group can be considered a topological group by using the discrete topology. All the concepts introduced above still work in this context, however we define morphisms between G-spaces to be continuous maps compatible with the action of G. The above statements about isomorphisms for regular, free and transitive actions are no longer valid for continuous group actions.
One can also consider actions of monoids on sets, by using the same two axioms as above. This does not define bijective maps and equivalence relations however.
Instead of actions on sets, one can define actions of groups and monoids on objects of an arbitrary category: start with an object X of some category, and then define an action on X as a monoid homomorphism into the monoid of endomorphisms of X. If X has an underlying set, then all definitions and facts stated above can be carried over. For example, if we take the category of vector spaces, we obtain group representations in this fashion.
One can view a group G as a category with a single object in which every morphism is invertible. A group action is then nothing but a functor from G to the category of sets, and a group representation is a functor from G to the category of vector spaces. In analogy, an action of a groupoid is a functor from the groupoid to the category of sets or to some other category.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Group action."
Synonyms: ActingSynonyms: acting(a) (adj), performing (n), playacting (n), playing (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Action | Adjective: doing; Verb: acting; in action; in harness; on duty; in operation. |
Affectation | Noun: affectation; affectedness; Adjective: acting a part; Verb: pretense; (falsehood), (ostentation); boasting. |
Agency | At work, on foot; acting; (doing); in operation, in force, in action, in play, in exercise; acted upon, wrought upon. |
Business | Adjective: businesslike; workaday; professional; official, functional; busy; (actively employed); on hand, in hand, in one's hands; afoot; on foot, on the anvil; going on; acting. |
Deputy | Adjective: acting, vice, vice regal; accredited to. |
Master | Marshal, field marshal, marechal; general, generalissimo; commander in chief, seraskier, hetman; lieutenant general, major general; colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer; sergeant, sergeant major; color sergeant; corporal, corporal major; lance corporal, acting corporal; drum major; captain general, dizdar, knight marshal, naik, pendragon. |
The Drama | Property man, costumier, machinist; prompter, call boy; manager; director, stage manager, acting manager. |
Performance, representation, mise en scene, stagery, jeu de theatre; acting; gesture; impersonation; stage business, gag, buffoonery. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Acting |
| Etymologies containing "acting": straight-out. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | And her acting like-- like Lady Astor's horse, and all because I got here on time (From Here to Eternity; writing credit: Ernest Tidyman) Occasionally maybewhen you aren't acting like a scoundrel (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett) ! When will you stop acting like a child (Hook; writing credit: J.M. Barrie;) If you're not thinking with your weiner then you're acting directly on its behalf (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck) I was acting like another woman, yet I was more myself than ever before (The Bridges of Madison County; writing credit: Richard LaGravenese) | |
Lyrics | I was acting as if you were lucky to have me (Hard Habit to Break; performing artist: Chicago) But sometimes my people be acting like they evil (Fantastic Voyage; performing artist: Coolio) Now honey child if you're gon' be acting funny style (Left & Right Featuring Method Man And Redman; performing artist: D'Angelo) All of a sudden you be acting dumb ("Bills, Bills, Bills"; performing artist: Destiny's Child) You say the night's got you acting crazy (If I Fall You're Going Down With Me; performing artist: Dixie Chicks) | |
Clever | A baby sitter is a teenager acting like an adult while the adults are out acting like teenagers. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Acting in Turn (1974) Say It with Acting (1949) The Acting Business (1933) Everybody's Acting (1926) Uta Hagen's Acting Class (2001) | |
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 | This polluted Oregon log pond contaminated with waste from logging activities is acting as a breeding site for Culex and Anopheles mosquitoes. Credit: CDC. |  | Clair V. Broome, M.D., Acting Director, CDC, 1997. Also served as Deputy Director, CDC, 1994. Credit: CDC. |
 | Robert Goddard with his Double Acting Engine Rocket in 1925. Credit: NASA. |  | The net is now closing in a nearly perfect circle. The purse seiner is now starting to pull the net back on board. The workboat is seen to the left and is secured to the ship. It is now acting like a tugboat and is pulling the purse seiner away from the net so that it does not become entangled. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Former Acting BLM Director Mike Dombeck 1994-1997. Credit: Unknown. |  | U.S. War of 1898 - Medical and Sanitary Affairs : Doctor A.A. Snyder, Acting Assistant Surgeon, Siboney, Cuba. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Anita Newcomb McGee, M.D., Acting Assistant Surgeon, United States Army. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Photographed by Black, 173 Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1861. Lieutenant Smith was killed in action while serving as acting commander of USS Congress during her 8 March 1862 battle with CSS Virginia. Credit: NAVY. |
 | 19th Century line engraving after a photograph by Black & Batchelder. Lt. Smith was killed while serving as acting commander of USS Congress on 8 March 1862, when she was lost in combat with CSS Virginia. Credit: NAVY. |  | Quit blubbering and try acting like a democrat!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Mirror mirror on the wall... 4" by Guiga Müller Commentary: "I look a bit sad here but it's all acting...I wasn't!!!." | "K'nid" by Erika Thorpe Commentary: "Portrait of K'nid the cat acting like a king." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Katharine Hepburn | Acting is the perfect idiot's profession. |
| If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you. | |
Lily Tomlin | For fast acting relief, try slowing down. |
Lord Byron | I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting. |
Marguerite Duras | Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. |
Nancy Reagan | I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us. |
Oscar Wilde | I love acting. It is so much more real than life. |
Sir Alec Guiness | Acting is happy agony. |
Thomas Reid | Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | So that their politic societies all began from a voluntary union, and the mutual agreement of men freely acting in the choice of their governors, and forms of government. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1995 | But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | A Delegate may by notice in writing addressed to the President appoint one of his advisers to act as his deputy, and the adviser, while so acting, shall be allowed to speak and vote. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | I cannot see you acting wrong, without a remonstrance |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Are not prosecuting officers in the habit of acting thus |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | A few moments after he found himself on the stage amid the garish gas and the dim scenery, acting before the innumerable faces of the void |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | This is especially true if the bat is acting strangely (unusually tame). (references) | |
Being knowledgeable and acting on that knowledge will help you feel more in control. (references) | ||
Inhaled long acting beta2-agonists should not be used for quick relief of asthma attacks. (references) | ||
Business | They do so through local companies that are engaged in trading, contracting, or acting as commission agents. (references) | |
By acting this way they will strengthen the manufacturer-client relationship and secure a firm presence in the market. (references) | ||
Acting to increase vigilance, the Ministry of Defense registered 130 right-wing extremist incidents between January and November. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Togo | On the same day, gendarmes allegedly acting on the prefect's orders prevented opposition activists from entering Kougnohou. (references) |
Kiribati | During the year, Australia inquired informally about the Government acting to protect refugees; however, no formal requests were made. (references) | |
Tajikistan | In July Russian authorities acting at the request of the Tajik government detained Tajik dissident journalist Dodjin Atovulloev in Moscow. (references) | |
Discrimination | Solomon Islands | The Constitution further prohibits any laws that would have discriminatory effects and provides that no person should be treated in a discriminatory manner by anyone acting in an official capacity. (references) |
Hong Kong | Past criticism of the organization for passivity and for emphasizing conciliation instead of acting as a watchdog or pursuing court cases disappeared as the Commission has become increasingly activist in its approach. (references) | |
Hong Kong | The Bill of Rights Ordinance, which provides for the incorporation into law of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as applied to Hong Kong, entitles residents to the civil and political rights recognized therein "without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." However, the ordinance binds only the Government, public authorities and persons acting on their behalf; that is, not private persons or entities. (references) | |
Economic History | Yemen | Investment is open to Yemeni, Arab, or foreign investors acting solely or in partnership on any project. (references) |
Sweden | Since the mid-nineties the export sector has been booming, acting as the main engine for economic growth. (references) | |
Indonesia | In March 1967, the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) named General Soeharto acting president. (references) | |
Human Rights | Tunisia | One of the prison guards testified that he was acting on orders from a superior. (references) |
Equatorial Guinea | According to local media, the Parliament's President was acting as a court of last resort. (references) | |
Nicaragua | FUAC members have alleged that they were acting in opposition to the Aleman administration. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Venezuela | In 1996 a number of human rights organizations, acting on behalf of the Yanomami community of Haximu, petitioned the IACHR in connection with the 1993 massacre of 16 members of the community by Brazilian miners. (references) |
Political Economy | Kuwait | The Foreign Minister, Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad, is also First Deputy Prime Minister, and often serves as acting Prime Minister when Shaykh Saad is out of the country. (references) |
Vanuatu | The latter's powers largely are ceremonial, except when appointing judges or acting on the advice of the Council of Ministers, who are appointed by the Prime Minister. (references) | |
Political Rights | Trinidad and Tobago | Former Prime Minister Panday had appointed women as acting Prime Minister on several occasions. (references) |
Russia | After President Yeltsin's December 1999 resignation, Vladimir Putin assumed the post of acting President. (references) | |
Libya | Major government decisions are controlled by Qadhafi, his close associates, and committees acting in his name. (references) | |
Trade | Nigeria | The incorporation documents in this instance would disclose that the solicitor is merely acting as an "agent" of a "principal" whose name(s) should also appear in the document. (references) |
Trinidad | Citibank is the only U.S. bank with well-established offices in Trinidad and Tobago, although First Boston/Credit Suisse began limited operations in 1996. A number of U.S. banks have been active in providing project financing, divestment brokerage, overseas bond marketing services, and acting as correspondent banks for U.S. agricultural credit programs. (references) | |
Ukraine | This examination in the export control domain is carried out by the Derzhexportkontrol, other central executive authorities, and government bodies acting within their respective competence, also by legal entities and experts acting under appropriate authority (as submitted and justified or substantiated by the Derzhexportkontrol, or as resolved by the Government Export Control Policy Commission). (references) | |
Travel | Oman | Local business firms acting as sponsors typically arrange to pick up visitors. (references) |
Cyprus | The port of Limassol serves the country's external trade and seaborne passenger traffic, acting also as a transshipment center for the region. (references) | |
Women | Ireland | In rape cases, the State brings the case against the accused, with the complainant (victim) acting as a witness. (references) |
Worker Rights | Uruguay | The executive branch, acting independently, determines public sector salaries. (references) |
Laos | At least one major trafficker in the southern part of the country is said to be acting with impunity. (references) | |
Central African Republic | Other than this, the code makes no provisions regarding sanctions on employers for acting against strikers. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SAFETY-:CLUTCH:, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or cage, in case of an accident to the hoisting apparatus. Once I seen a human ruin In an elevator-well, And his members was bestrewin' All the place where he had fell. And I says, apostrophisin' That uncommon woful wreck: "Your position's so surprisin' That I tremble for your neck!" Then that ruin, smilin' sadly And impressive, up and spoke: "Well, I wouldn't tremble badly, For it's been a fortnight broke." Then, for further comprehension Of his attitude, he begs I will focus my attention On his various arms and legs -- How they all are contumacious; Where they each, respective, lie; How one trotter proves ungracious, T'other one an alibi. These particulars is mentioned For to show his dismal state, Which I wasn't first intentioned To specifical relate. None is worser to be dreaded That I ever have heard tell Than the gent's who there was spreaded In that elevator-well. Now this tale is allegoric -- It is figurative all, For the well is metaphoric And the feller didn't fall. I opine it isn't moral For a writer-man to cheat, And despise to wear a laurel As was gotten by deceit. For 'tis Politics intended By the elevator, mind, It will boost a person splendid If his talent is the kind. Col. Bryan had the talent (For the busted man is him) And it shot him up right gallant Till his head begun to swim. Then the rope it broke above him And he painful come to earth Where there's nobody to love him For his detrimented worth. Though he's livin' none would know him, Or at leastwise not as such. Moral of this woful poem: Frequent oil your safety-clutch. Porfer Poog |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Louise Ashby | Through writing a book. I'm writing another two books. You know, the old acting job. I'm modeling here and there and now, you know, I'm in talks about having a TV show. |
Marla Hanson | I'm taking a break and I'm trying to concentrate on an acting career, which will of course take some training and some time, and I'm going to give myself the time to do that. |
Robert Novak | But Senator, some of your fellow Republicans feel that the White House is covering over, is acting as though it has something to hide. Vice President Cheney not releasing the names and the details of his energy task force. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Such injuries have been received from persons acting under authority of both the parties, and for which redress has in most instances been withheld. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | In short, I would say to the Congress that we must be constantly prepared for the worst, and constantly acting for the best. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | By acting and approving this plan, you have the opportunity to override a congressional process that is out of control. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We are acting to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands and to rid the world of land mines. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | While the most visible military action is in Afghanistan, America is acting elsewhere. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Acting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 92.69% of the time. "Acting" is used about 3,827 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 92.69% | 3,547 | 2,740 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 4.67% | 179 | 23,133 |
| Noun (singular) | 2.48% | 95 | 33,629 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.16% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,827 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "acting": acting as if ♦ acting defense minister ♦ acting fast ♦ acting interior ♦ acting manager ♦ acting marshall in admiralty ♦ Acting Out ♦ acting point ♦ acting president ♦ acting secretary ♦ acting surface ♦ acting version ♦ direct acting ♦ double acting ♦ ensemble acting ♦ force acting on a cutting tool ♦ graduated acting ♦ ham acting ♦ method acting ♦ quick acting ♦ self acting. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "acting": acting-back, acting-director, acting-knowing, acting-out, acting-space, acting-up. | |
Ending with "acting": fast-acting, intermediate-acting, late-acting, play-acting, quick-acting, slow-acting, trans-acting. | |
Containing "acting": Back-acting steam engine, Direct-acting steam engine, Direct-acting steam pump, Long-Acting Thyroid Stimulator, self-acting regulator, self-acting self-activating self-moving self-regulating. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
acting | 1,304 | acting hagen | 28 |
acting school | 841 | acting monologue | 26 |
acting audition | 392 | acting studio | 24 |
acting job | 238 | teen acting | 23 |
acting agent | 202 | started in acting | 22 |
acting class | 186 | acting coach | 20 |
acting agency | 147 | acting resume sample | 20 |
acting resume | 113 | los angeles acting school | 20 |
voice acting | 77 | acting site | 19 |
acting career | 61 | acting straight | 19 |
acting tip | 61 | acting class los angeles | 18 |
acting college | 43 | acting workshop | 18 |
acting and modeling | 43 | acting exercise | 18 |
acting lesson | 42 | acting technique | 18 |
child acting | 38 | acting contact drama | 17 |
new york acting school | 38 | acting 101 | 17 |
kid acting | 35 | acting game | 17 |
acting camp | 31 | acting headshots | 17 |
acting company lake salt | 30 | acting audition teen | 17 |
acting actor film theater | 29 | acting opportunity | 17 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "acting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | toneelspel. (various references) | |
Albanian | zëvendësues (adjunct, deputy, ersatz, expletive, fill in, locum tenens, makeshift, stand by, stand in, stopgap, substitute, substitution, surrogate), veprues (active, functional, going, operative), lojë e aktorit, interpretim (construction, exegesis, exegetics, exposition, interpretation, performance, reading, rendition, version), i përkohshëm (impermanent, interim, interjacent, pro tem, temporal, temporary, transient, transitional, transitory). (various references) | |
Arabic | مؤثر (affective, altruist, effective, effectual, efficacious, emotional, influential, moving, operative, poignant, stirring, touching), نائب (agent, delegate, junior, procurator, representative, surrogate, vicar). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сценичен (histrionic, playable, presentable, scenic, theatrical), временно заместващ, актьорско майсторство, професия на актьор, игра (game, hand, pastime, play, recreation, scamper, slack, sport), изпълняващ длъжността, изпълнение (accomplishment, acquittal, completion, discharge, effect, effectuation, enforcement, execution, exercise, implementation, interpretation, operation, performance, pursuance, rendering, rendition, working out). (various references) | |
Chinese | 行动 (Act, ACT++, Acted, ACTS, Back-acting, motion, Motioned, Motioning, moved, Moving, Proceeding, proceedings), 代理 . (various references) | |
Czech | zastupující, hra (cherrystone, chuck-farthing, deck, game, hand, jack-straws, pastime, performance, piece, play), herectví. (various references) | |
Danish | ansøger i ond tro (applicant acting in bad faith), antihypertensivum med central virkning (antihypertensive acting on the central nervous system), alene eller i faellesskab med andre at bekende sig til og udoeve religion eller tro i overensstemmelse med,hvad dets samvittighed byder det (alone or in community with others, religion or belief acting in accordance with the dictates of his own conscience, to profess and practise), institutioner,hvis vigtigste funktion består i gennem en underskrift at garantere for veksler,der skal diskonteres (stockbrokers and jobbers principally acting as the other party in the buying and selling of securities), børsmæglere og vekselerere,hvis vigtigste aktivitet består i at formidle kontakt mellem købere og sælgere af værdipapirer og ikke i sig selv at være modpart (stockbrokers whose principal activity consists in the selling of a service as an intermediary between buyers and sellers of securities and not in acting as the other party in the transaction), direkte virkende (direct acting), ekspert for modpart (surveyor acting on behalf of adversary), en generaladvokat har forfald (an Advocate General is prevented from acting), gæring (anaerobic biodegredation by which an organic substance is acting as a nutrient as well as an oxidation agent, fermentation, fermentation on skins), udvendig bremse (externally acting brake, outer brake), kriterierne saavel som fremgangsmaaden ved deres revision skal fastsaettes af Raadet med enstemmighed (the criteria and the procedure for revising them shall be determined by the Council acting unanimously), paa eget initiativ undersoeger Kommissionen... (acting on its owm initiative, investigate..., the Commission shall), prøve-gennemspilning (experimental acting), rapport,der forelægges af den refererende dommer (report presented by a Judge acting as Rapporteur), simulering (experimental acting, feigning, malingering, simulation), snitmodstand (cutting pressure, cutting resistance, force acting on a cutting tool, force on the tool, reaction, reaction of the cut), trinloes regulering (graduated acting), fermentering (anaerobic biodegredation by which an organic substance is acting as a nutrient as well as an oxidation agent, fermentation, sweating). (various references) | |
Dutch | waarnemend (ad interim, deputy). (various references) | |
Finnish | virkaa toimittava, toimiva (active, operative), toimituttaa (active, operative), sijasena toimiva. (various references) | |
French | intérimaire. (various references) | |
German | amtierend (incumbent, officiating). (various references) | |
Greek | πράττων (doer, doing), υπόκριση (dissimulation, simulation), ηθοποιία, ενέργεια (act, action, agency, effect, energy, input, instrumentality, power, proceeding), αναπληρωματικόσ (substractional, vicarial), αναπληρωματικός (substitute), δράση (action, effect). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ממלא מקום (deputy, replacing, stand in, stopgap, sub, substitute, understudy, vicarious), משחק (game, pastime, play, plaything, sport), שחקנות, בפועל (actually, virtually). (various references) | |
Hungarian | aktív (a, activated, active, in action, militant, zippy). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pengatasnamaan (acting on behalf of, doing something on behalf of). (various references) | |
Irish | aisteoireacht. (various references) | |
Italian | rappresentazione (performance, presentation, presentment, representation). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 演技 (performance), 演技 (performance), 仕草 (action, bearing, behavior, gesture, treatment), 仕種 (behavior, gestures), 仮 (assumed, fleeting, informal, interim, provisional, temporary, tentative, unauthorized), 代理 (agency, agent, alternate, attorney, deputy, proxy, representation, substitute). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しぐさ (action, bearing, behavior, gesture, gestures, treatment), かり (assumed, borrowing, clip, cut, debt, fleeting, hunting, informal, interim, loan, lower official, potash, potassium, provisional, prune, reap, shear, temporary, trim, unauthorized, wild goose), えんぎ (adaptation, amplification, commentary, drama, expansion, omen, performance, play), だいり (agency, agent, alternate, attorney, deputy, imperial palace, proxy, representation, substitute). (various references) | |
Korean | 행동 (Behaving, BEHAVIOR, behavioral, behaviour, behavioural, Deportment). (various references) | |
Manx | shallidagh (interim, irregular, make do, nisi, provisional, provisory, temporary, tentative, transient, transitional), gobbraghey (working), gimmeeaght. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | actingay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | representação (description, personation, portrayal, presentment, remonstrance, rendering, representation). (various references) | |
Romanian | actorie (histrionics), activ (active, actively, afoot, aggressive, agile, alive, assets, bouncing, brisk, busy, dapper, diligent, dynamic, efficient, energetic, fierce, go ahead, industrious, living, operative, pragmatic, quick, regular, spry), acţionare (activities, operation), temporar (casual, fleeting, makeshift, pro tempore, provisional, provisionally, provisory, temporarily, temporary), teatru (drama, footlights, histrionics, house, locale, Playhouse, scene, seat, stage, theater, theatre), suplinitor (locum tenens, stand in), scenic (scenic, stage, stagy, theatrical), prefãcãtorie (cant, disguise, dissimulation, double dealing, feint, felinity, hypocrisy, make believe, pretence, sham, simulacrum, simulation), operativ (operative), joc (dance, dancing, game, lap, lost motion, pastime, recreation, sport, sporting), interpretare (construction, execution, exposition, intendment, interpretation, paraphrase, performance, reading, rendering, rendition), eficace (active, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, energetic, operative, safe), dramatic (dramatic, dramatically, scenic, theatrical, thespian), înlocuitor (deputy, locum tenens, makeshift, substitute, surrogate), în funcţie. (various references) | |
Russian | исполняющий обязанности, действующий (active, agent, effective, going, in gear, live, operable, operational, operative, working). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | glumački (histrionic), gluma (histrionics, theatrics). (various references) | |
Spanish | acción (accomplishment, achievement, act, action, activity, agency, deed, engagement, equity, gesture, move, proceeding, share, stock). (various references) | |
Swedish | tillförordnad (temporary), spel (clearance, crab, flutter, gamble, game, games, hand, personification, play, punt, set). (various references) | |
Turkish | yapan (doer, maker, monger, performer), vekâlet eden, temsil eden (representative), temsil (presentment, representation, stage play), sahnelenebilen, oyunculuk (histrionics, playfulness), oyun (act, canard, dance, device, frolic, game, hoax, performance, play, presentment, representation, spectacle, sport, stage play, trick, wheeze), oynama (dancing, falsification, fluctuation, hop, move, moving, performing, play, playing, showing), hareket eden (moving), davranan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | удавання (affectation, affectedness, assumption, comedy, dissimulation, feint, hypocrisy, make believe, pose, pretension, sham, simulation), справи (affair, affairs, occasion), гра (game, performance, play), вчинки (behavior, behaviour, goings on, ongoing), виконання (accomplishment, achievement, acquittal, completion, effectuation, execution, fulfilment, implementation, performance, pursuance, pursuit, realization, redemption, rendition), активна діяльність, прикидання (pretence, pretense), діючий (active, alive, effective, effectual, efficacious, going, operable, operating, operative, working), дієвий (active), дійовий (active, aggressive, effectual, efficacious, forceful, valid, virtuous). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự thủ vai, sự đóng kịch, quyền (dominion), phim, hành động thay quyền, chèo (actor). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | citiorum, citius, cito. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 19, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai epiqentoV autoiV tou paulou taV ceiraV hlqen to pneuma to agion ep autouV elaloun te glwssaiV kai proefhteuon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et cum inposuisset illis manum Paulus venit Spiritus Sanctus super eos et loquebantur linguis et prophetabant |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne Poul hadde leid on hem his hoondis, the Hooli Goost cam in hem, and thei spaken with langagis, and profecieden. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Paul layde his hondes apon them and the holy gost came on them and they spake with tonges and prophesied |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke in languages, and prophesied. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 19, Verse 6 |
| Albanian | Dhe, kur Pali vuri duart mbi ta, Fryma e Shenjtë zbriti mbi ta dhe ata folën në gjuhë të tjera dhe profetizuan. |
| Cebuano | Ug sa napandongan na sila ni Pablo sa iyang mga kamot, ang Espiritu Santo mikunsad kanila, ug sila nanagpanulti sa laing mga pinulongan ug nanaghimog mga profesiya. |
| Croatian | pa kad Pavao položi na njih ruke, doðe Duh Sveti na njih te stanu govoriti drugim jezicima i prorokovati. |
| Danish | Og da Paulus lagde Hænderne på dem, kom den Helligånd over dem, og de talte i Tunger og profeterede. |
| Dutch | En als Paulus hun de handen opgelegd had, kwam de Heilige Geest op hen; en zij spraken met vreemde talen, en profeteerden. |
| Finnish | Ja kun Paavali pani kätensä heidän päälleen, tuli heidän päällensä Pyhä Henki, ja he puhuivat kielillä ja ennustivat. |
| French | Lorsque Paul leur eut imposé les mains, le Saint Esprit vint sur eux, et ils parlaient en langues et prophétisaient. |
| German | Und da Paulus die Hände auf sie legte, kam der heilige Geist auf sie, und sie redeten mit Zungen und weissagten. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dan pada waktu Paulus meletakkan tangannya ke atas mereka, Roh Allah menguasai mereka, lalu mereka mulai berbicara dalam bahasa-bahasa yang aneh serta menyampaikan berita dari Allah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan apabila Paulus sudah meletakkan tangannya ke atas mereka itu, maka turunlah Rohulkudus ke atas mereka itu, lalu mereka itu pun berkatalah dengan berbagai-bagai bahasa sambil bernubuat. |
| Italian | e, non appena Paolo ebbe imposto loro le mani, scese su di loro lo Spirito Santo e parlavano in lingue e profetavano. |
| Maori | Na ka oti te whakapa e Paora ona ringa ki runga ki a ratou, ka tae mai te Wairua Tapu ki a ratou; na ka korerotia e ratou nga reo, ka poropiti hoki. |
| Norwegian | og da Paulus la hendene på dem, kom den Hellige Ånd over dem, og de talte med tunger og profetiske ord. |
| Portuguese | Havendo-lhes Paulo imposto as mãos, veio sobre eles o Espírito Santo, e falavam em línguas e profetizavam. |
| Rumanian | Cknd wi -a pus Pavel mknile peste ei, Duhul Sfknt S`a pogorkt peste ei, wi vorbeau kn alte limbi, wi prooroceau. |
| Shuar | Tura Papru ni uwejejai niin antinmatai Yusa Wakaní tarurarmiayi. Túram Chíkich chichamjai chichasarmiayi. Túrunawar Yus-Chichaman etseriarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Y cuando Pablo les impuso las manos, vino sobre ellos el Espíritu Santo, y ellos hablaban en lenguas y profetizaban. |
| Swahili | Basi, Paulo akawawekea mikono, na Roho Mtakatifu akawashukia, wakaanza kusema lugha mbalimbali na kutangaza ujumbe wa Mungu. |
| Uma | Kanajama-ra Paulus, pehompo-nami Inoha' Tomoroli' hi tauna toera, alaa-na mololita-ramo hante basa to nawai' -raka Inoha' Tomoroli', pai' -ra mpohowa' lolita to ngkai Alata'ala. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "acting": actings. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "acting": abreacting, abstracting, attracting, coacting, coenacting, compacting, contacting, contracting, counteracting, detracting, diffracting, distracting, enacting, exacting, extracting, impacting, infracting, interacting, misacting, nonacting, noninteracting, outacting, overabstracting, overacting, overreacting, playacting, preacting, preenacting, protracting, reacting, recontacting, redacting, reenacting, refracting, retracting, retroacting, subcontracting, subtracting, transacting, underacting, underreacting. (additional references) | |
Words containing "acting": distractingly, exactingly, exactingness, exactingnesses, playactings. (additional references) | |
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"Acting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aceing, actain, acten, acti, actin, actings, actung, anting, Ashtina, Astengo, asting, awthing, capting, catin, catting, lacting, pactting. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "acting" (pronounced a"kting) |
| 5 | a" k t i ng | attracting, counteracting, detracting, distracting, enacting, exacting, extracting, impacting, interacting, reacting, redacting, retracting, subcontracting, subtracting. |
| 4 | -k t i ng | abducting, addicting, affecting, afflicting, collecting, concocting, conducting, conflicting, connecting, constricting, constructing, contacting, contracting, contradicting, convicting, correcting, deducting, defecting, deflecting, depicting, destructing, detecting, directing, disconnecting, disrespecting, dissecting, districting, effecting, electing, erecting, evicting, expecting, infecting, inflicting, injecting, inspecting, instructing, interdicting, intersecting, neglecting, objecting, obstructing, overreacting, perfecting, predicting, projecting, prospecting, protecting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstructing, redirecting, redistricting, reelecting, reflecting, rejecting, respecting, restricting, resurrecting, selecting, subjecting, superconducting, suspecting, unsuspecting. |
| 3 | -t i ng | annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abetting, aborting, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, activating, adapting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affiliating, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, confiscating, confronting, congratulating, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, consulting, consummating, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contrasting, contributing, converting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, defaulting, defeating, deflating, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, deteriorating, detonating, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, disappointing, disconcerting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrupting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distributing, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, elaborating, elating, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, exacerbating, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, instigating, instituting, insulating, insulting, integrating, intercepting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, obliterating, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, reconstituting, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redecorating, redistributing, reevaluating, refitting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, restarting, restating, resting, resubmitting, resulting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-g-i-n-t" | |
-1 letter: acing, actin, antic, giant. | |
-2 letters: agin, anti, cain, cant, gain, gait, gnat, tain, tang, ting. | |
-3 letters: act, ain, ait, ani, ant, can, cat, cig, gan, gat, gin, git, nag, nit, tag, tan, tic, tin. | |
-4 letters: ag, ai, an, at, in, it, na, ta, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-g-i-n-t" | |
+1 letter: actings, agnatic, canting, carting, casting, catling, catting, coating, crating, gnathic, tacking, talcing, tracing. | |
+2 letters: agenetic, agnostic, antalgic, argentic, batching, castings, castling, catching, catering, catlings, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, cleating, coacting, coapting, coasting, coatings, contagia, crafting, creating, curating, enacting, exacting, faceting, gigantic, granitic, hatching, latching, locating, magnetic, matching, nightcap, patching, reacting, scanting, scarting, scathing, scatting, stacking, tackling, talcking, teaching, thacking, tracings, tracking, trancing, vacating, watching, yachting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Spoken 14. Quotations: Speeches 15. Usage Frequency 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Translations: Ancient 20. Bible Trace | 21. Derivations 22. Rhymes 23. Anagrams 24. Bibliography |
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