| ABSTRACTING | • abstracting v. Present participle of abstract. • ABSTRACT v. to draw away. |
| BENEFACTING | • benefacting v. Present participle of benefact. • BENEFACT v. to confer a benefit upon. |
| CONTRACTING | • contracting v. Present participle of contract. • contracting adj. Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area. • contracting n. The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction. |
| DIFFRACTING | • diffracting v. Present participle of diffract. • DIFFRACT v. to separate into parts. |
| DISTRACTING | • distracting v. Present participle of distract. • DISTRACT v. to divert the attention of. |
| INTERACTING | • interacting adj. Taking part in an interaction. • interacting v. Present participle of interact. • INTERACT v. to act on one another. |
| PREENACTING | • preenacting v. Present participle of preenact. • PREENACT v. to enact beforehand. |
| PROTRACTING | • protracting v. Present participle of protract. • PROTRACT v. to prolong. |
| RETROACTING | • retroacting v. Present participle of retroact. • RETROACT v. to act in return. |
| SUBTRACTING | • subtracting v. Present participle of subtract. • SUBTRACT v. to take away, also SUBSTRACT. |
| TRANSACTING | • transacting v. Present participle of transact. • trans-acting adj. (Genetics) Describing transcription factors that regulate the expression of genes on a different chromosome. • TRANSACT v. to carry out. |
| UNDERACTING | • underacting v. Present participle of underact. • UNDERACT v. to act subtly and with restraint. |