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underacting

underacting is the present participle and gerund of underact.

Meaning of underact

Verb

underact (third-person singular simple present underacts, present participle underacting, simple past and past participle underacted)

  1. (intransitive) To act in an understated manner or with little expressiveness.

Questions about underacting

What is underacting the present participle and gerund of?
Underacting is the present participle and gerund of underact.

Words near underacting in the dictionary

  1. underachieving
  2. underacinated
  3. underacknowledged
  4. underact
  5. underacted
  6. underacting
  7. underaction
  8. underactions
  9. underactivate
  10. underactivated
  11. underactivates

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