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functioning

1. present participle and gerund of function

functioning (comparative more functioning, superlative most functioning)

1. Functional, working.

   • 2015 March 19, Mekado Murphy, “'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' Creates New Worlds”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community.

2. (euphemistic, of a person) Mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.

   Oh, he looked pretty functioning to me.

• (functional): useful

functioning (plural functionings)

1. Action of the verb function.
2. Manner by which something functions; the workings.