performing

Other forms of performing

plural

performings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about performing

What does performing mean?

performing means "the performance of a part or role in a drama".

How many syllables are in performing?

performing has 3 syllables: per-for-ming. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/.

What is another word for performing?

Close synonyms include acting, playing, playacting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is performing a common word?

performing is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with performing?

2 words rhyme with performing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.