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casting

[ kas-ting, kah-sting ]

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noun

the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
something cast; any article that has been cast in a mold.
the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, motion picture, etc.
the act or skill of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel:
I'll have to improve my casting if I'm ever going to learn to fish well.
Zoology. cast ( def 62 ).

casting

/ ˈkɑːstɪŋ /

an object or figure that has been cast, esp in metal from a mould
the process of transferring molten steel to a mould
the choosing of actors for a production
hunting the act of directing a pack of hounds over ground where their quarry may recently have passed so that they can quest for, discover, or recapture its scent
See pellet, cast
zoology another word for cast pellet

Origin of casting¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; cast, -ing ¹

But I have no desire to go on casting calls or any of that stuff.

Most commentators have focused on the issue of race in the casting of the film.

“I called Lena Dunham the night before [the casting] was announced,” Williams says.

Her casting on the show allegedly signaled the start of a 4-year relationship with Cosby.

Nosferatu (1922) The way Nosferatu looked was my inspiration for casting Michael Berryman in The Hills Have Eyes.

Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.

The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water.

Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.

"I wouldn't do him any harm for the world," said Mrs. Kaye, casting down her eyes and looking very young and innocent.

Lowering her voice, and casting a timid glance around, she whispered in his ear, as if afraid of speaking it out.

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