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English
Verb
functioning
- present participle and gerund of function
Adjective
functioning (comparative more functioning, superlative most functioning)
- Functional, working.
2015 March 19, Mekado Murphy, “'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' Creates New Worlds”, in The New York Times:The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community.
- (euphemistic, of a person) Mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.
Oh, he looked pretty functioning to me.
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Noun
functioning (plural functionings)
- Action of the verb function.
- Manner by which something functions; the workings.
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action of the verb function
manner by which something functions
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