Functioning
Functioning adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: looked for a functioning washing machine, but the few that weren't broken were in use
Serving and functioning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Serving" instead an adjective "Functioning".
Serving
Serving noun - The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone.
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Synonyms for Serving
Functioning and serving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Functioning" instead an adjective "Serving".
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Related pairs
- live and functioning
- live and serving
- process and functioning
- process and serving
- function and functioning
- function and serving
- effective and functioning
- effective and serving
- active and functioning
- active and serving
- effectual and functioning
- effectual and serving
- useful and functioning
- useful and serving
Both words in one sentence
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The Decepticons, Constructicons, the humans and Prowl all despise him, and Blackrock's self-serving dismissal of him as a punk who's functioning as a thorn in everyone's side, is an accurate summation of his worth.
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