Acting and Reading

Acting

Acting noun - The performance of a part or role in a drama.

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Reading and acting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reading" instead a noun "Acting".

Nearby Words: act, action, active, acted, actor

Reading noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Acting and reading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acting" instead a noun "Reading".

Nearby Words: read, reader, readable, readout, readability

live	live acting	live reading
good	good acting	good reading
full	full acting	full reading
short	short acting	short reading
Other adjectives: solid, simple, actual, great, little, bad, dramatic, last, comic, younger.

He was always reading books and otherwise acting in an intelligent manner, and didn't want to do the childish things Foghorn Leghorn wanted him to do.

Source: Acting Your Intellectual Age
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hermione tries acting naturally after having caused some trouble for Ron and Harry... except she's reading her book upside down.

Source: Acting Unnatural
Just hearing two acting legends piling on hamminess while reading such inane and insipid speech is downright hilarious.

Source: Dramatic Reading

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