acting
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
Adjective 1 meaning
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
“The Acting Minister must sign Executive Council documents in a Minister's absence.”
Noun 3 meanings
Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
Pretending.
The occupation of an actor.
Etymology
From act + -ing.
ACTING at a glance
ACTING has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,543 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with acting
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- ACHING12
- ANTING7
- ATTING7
- ACTINS8
- APTING9
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