| ABREACTING | • abreacting v. Present participle of abreact. • ABREACT v. to resolve a neurosis by reviving forgotten or repressed ideas of the event first causing it. |
| ATTRACTING | • attracting v. Present participle of attract. • ATTRACT v. to cause to approach or adhere. |
| COENACTING | • coenacting v. Present participle of coenact. • COENACT v. to enact together. |
| COMPACTING | • compacting v. Present participle of compact. • COMPACT v. to pack closely together. |
| CONTACTING | • contacting v. Present participle of contact. • CONTACT v. to communicate with. |
| DETRACTING | • detracting v. Present participle of detract. • detracting n. Detraction; slander. • DETRACTING adj. taking away. |
| EXTRACTING | • extracting v. Present participle of extract. • EXTRACT v. to draw out by force. |
| INFRACTING | • infracting v. Present participle of infract. • INFRACT v. to break a legal rule. |
| OVERACTING | • overacting v. Present participle of overact. • OVERACT v. to act with exaggeration. |
| PLAYACTING | • playacting n. Alternative form of play-acting. • playacting v. Present participle of playact. • play-acting n. The acting of a play or plays; the occupation of an actor; dramatic performance. |
| REENACTING | • reenacting v. Present participle of reenact. • re-enacting v. Present participle of re-enact. • REENACT v. to enact again. |
| REFRACTING | • refracting v. Present participle of refract. • refracting n. An act of refraction. • REFRACT v. to deflect in a particular manner, as a ray of light. |
| RETRACTING | • retracting v. Present participle of retract. • RETRACT v. to take back. |
| UNEXACTING | • unexacting adj. (Of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy. • unexacting adj. Not requiring precision or substantial effort. • UNEXACTING adj. not exacting. |