: the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or before cameras
1
: holding a temporary rank or position : performing services temporarily
acting president
2
a
: suitable for stage performance
an acting play
b
: prepared with directions for actors
an acting text of a play
Examples of acting in a Sentence
Noun
Her acting is unusually good in this film.
a new style of acting
Adjective
The college's acting president will be replaced with a permanent one next fall.
will serve as acting president of the university until a permanent replacement can be found
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Which is not, under any circumstances, a pittance, especially when the job is staying in a swanky resort and acting, not coal-mining.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 June 2025
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 June 2025
Her last acting credit is listed for a 2012 film titled Complacent on IMDb.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Noun
Not only has the film already received rave reviews ahead of its June 27 release for its deeply personal and captivating storyline and sublime cast and acting, but the independent film is also making history by being entirely self-financed and nationally distributed.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Which is not, under any circumstances, a pittance, especially when the job is staying in a swanky resort and acting, not coal-mining.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 June 2025
Adjective
His most recent acting credit was the aforementioned indie Just for a Week.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 June 2025
Her last acting credit is listed for a 2012 film titled Complacent on IMDb.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 7 June 2025
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“Acting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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