performing

A performance.

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. - 1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, English traits, page 248:

Origin

Etymology tree English perform English -ing English performing From perform + -ing.

Forms

performings

Derived

higher-performing lower-performing overperforming performing arts underperforming

Verb

  1. present 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. - 2021 October 20, Industry...