Synonym: acting, performing, playacting, playing. Similar words: exacting, extracting, refracting telescope, directing, reflecting, constructing, reflecting telescope, action. Meaning: ['æktɪŋ] 
n. the performance of a part or role in a drama. adj. serving temporarily especially as a substitute.
n. the performance of a part or role in a drama. adj. serving temporarily especially as a substitute. 
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181. He won international acclaim for his King Lear and has a fistful of other acting awards.
182. During her illness her solicitor has been acting for her in her business affairs.
183. The sex scenes were just good acting. We didn't do it for real.
184. Despite fine acting by several well-known stars it was a young newcomer who stole the show.
185. They were acting to prevent the state from trespassing on family matters such as sex education.
186. Teachers at a boarding school are acting much more in loco parentis than at a day school.
187. Acting on information given to them anonymously, the police arrested him.
188. The girl's not really crying; she's only acting to get your sympathy.
189. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the drug dealers.
190. My sprained ankle has been acting up badly all week.
191. The police were acting on information from a member of the public.
192. I did quite a lot of acting when I was at college.
193. For a long time, she's been gasping for a chance to show her acting ability,[sentence dictionary] and now her chance has come!
194. The young student from the theatrical school showed great prowess at acting in the play.
195. In order to sue, you have to prove that the company was acting in bad faith .
196. In English, a clause acting as the subject of a sentence counts as singular.
197. After making her name as a singer, she turned her talents to acting.
198. He began acting with the confidence of a seasoned performer.
199. The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.
200. Acting like an empress(Sentencedict.com), she often flew into a rage when people refused to obey her.
201. She hopes to parlay her success as a model into an acting career.
202. I first started acting when I was 12 years old.
203. He wanted to give up acting and start directing .
204. She made a brief foray into acting before becoming a teacher.
205. The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money.
206. The president is ill, so the vice-president is acting on his behalf.
207. He'll be the acting director until they can appoint a permanent one.
208. The man later told police that he was acting in self-defence .
209. We must not catch the bad habit of "acting as overlords".
210. Acting on a tip, the police were able to find and arrest Upton.
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