interact
verb (used without object)
to act one upon another.
interacting
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present participleof interact.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Quasiparticles emerge from the collective behavior of many interacting particles inside a solid.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Ratchford kept to herself, she tells me, interacting only with people she absolutely trusted.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"I wouldn't say they enjoy interacting with humans," reflected Heide-Jorgensen, noting "they do it under protest."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Teng mostly avoids on-camera interviews with her subjects, preferring to watch them interacting with patients or in the operating room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nor were its several hundred thousand people organized into closely interacting societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
