acting ability

collocation in English

meaningsofactingandability

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acting
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.tɪŋ/us
/ˈæk.tɪŋ/
someone who does a job for a short time while the person who usually does that job is ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofactingandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacting ability

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He was fascinated by the stage, learning everything from set construction to stage production, and embarrassed by hisactingability.
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She garnered disparaging reviews of heractingability, but her beauty was much admired.
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She is also said to be a terrible liar, but occasionally demonstrates goodactingability.
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Rebengiuc credits his father's genes with his ownactingability.
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However, they were impressed by heractingability.
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A game addict, he often acted only for money in films that did not stretch hisactingability.
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His delight at his ownactingabilityis particularly great.
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My father thought he was fired for hisactingabilityand went into a depression.
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Furthermore, he praised many of her lines and heractingability.
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With hisactingability, he was often chosen to create roles in new operas.
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However, it was heractingabilitythat set her apart, soon becoming the best actress in her class.
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Her teachers and family took notice of heractingabilityat a young age.
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Cosgood is unimpressed by heractingability, but as she is willing to work for free and mentions she is independently wealthy, takes her on.
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This role allows her to show off her seriousactingabilityin this gritty drama.
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It was a role he found to be challenging, but one that gave him a chance to prove the range of hisactingability.
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Although some found her voice to be thin on occasion, she was much sought after for her voice technique and heractingability.
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But when his case came to trial the judge asked him to prove hisactingability.
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It was a hard decision, and this was not remotely having to do with us wanting to upgrade theactingabilityor jump the character in age.
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This show provided him an excellent opportunity to showcase his versatile dancing skills andactingability.
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As his career blossomed, he was increasingly and unfavourably compared with his more famous father in terms of personality andactingability.
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