| ADJECTIVE | all | functioning | performing or able to perform its regular function |
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| NOUN | process | functioning, operation, performance | process or manner of functioning or operating |
| Sounds | fah'ngkshahnihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2006 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Performing or able to perform its regular function. | |
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| Example | "a functioning flashlight" | |
| Narrower | running, operative, functional, working | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing |
| up | (used of computers) operating properly | |
| Opposite | malfunctioning, nonfunctional | not performing or able to perform its regular function |
| Spanish | funcional | |
| Meaning | Process or manner of functioning or operating. | |
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| Synonyms | operation, performance | |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
| Verbs | function | perform as expected when applied |