performing
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//pəˈfɔːmɪŋ//
- United States//pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ//
A performance.
verb
- 1
Also a form of performpresent participle and gerund of perform
The greatest recovery was recorded by London Overground, where the level of journeys was at 55.9% of that recorded two years previously. ScotRail (32.2%) was the lowest-performing operator.
Etymology
From perform + -ing.
noun
- 1
A performance.
Yet the misfortune of his life, his vast attempts but most inadequate performings, failing to accomplish any one masterpiece, seems to mark the closing of an era.
Forms
- plural
- performings