acting
/ˈæk.tɪŋ/ noun A2- Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
- Pretending.
- The occupation of an actor.
Plural actings
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He was dressed for the part, and all his good angels had not the power to prevent him from acting it.
Lynde says that all play-acting is abominably wicked.”
But these are not Jane’s feelings; she is not acting by design.
By supposing such an affection, you make everybody acting unnaturally and wrong, and me most unhappy.
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