: 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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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
New images show the young cast, many making their professional acting debuts, filming on location in Malaysia.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Kim, 44, is also gearing up for her biggest acting role to date during the season, and has her All's Fair costars Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson and Niecy Nash over for martinis at Kris' house.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The film turned out to be a critical success, garnering favorable reviews for its visually arresting style rather than just the acting or the plot.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
New images show the young cast, many making their professional acting debuts, filming on location in Malaysia.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This also becomes Benny’s second acting role after Person to Person earlier this year — and first role in one of the brothers’ films.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Kim, 44, is also gearing up for her biggest acting role to date during the season, and has her All's Fair costars Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson and Niecy Nash over for martinis at Kris' house.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Acting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acting. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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