interacting
USin-tur-AKT-ing/ˌɪn.tɚˈækt.ɪŋ/UK · AUSin-tuh-RAKT-ing/ɪn.təˈɹækt.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of interact. Use it for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
The puppies were interacting nicely with the new kitten.
Interacting with strangers makes some kids feel shy.
Note
- 2Taking part in something where two or more things affect each other.
Like dancers moving together, where each one changes what the other does.
The interacting gears turn each other as the clock ticks.
Two interacting groups shared ideas and changed each other's plans.
Similarinterdependent, interrelated
Oppositeindependent, isolated
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interacting is a form of interact
interact, verb: To talk and do things together with other people. Full entry
- Forms
- interactinteracts he/she/itinteracting -ing forminteracted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- interact → interacting: add -ing
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