"performing" in the noun sense
1. acting, playing, playacting, performing
the performance of a part or role in a drama
"performing" in the verb sense
1. perform, execute, do
carry out or perform an action
"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"
"the skater executed a triple pirouette"
"she did a little dance"
2. perform
perform a function
"Who will perform the wedding?"
3. perform
give a performance (of something
"Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"
"We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
4. do, perform
get (something) done
"I did my job"
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