reacting
/riˈæktɪŋ/ · re·act·ing
verb
- To act in response to something; to respond. She was reacting quickly to the sudden change in the market.
- To undergo a chemical change when combined with another substance. The metal is reacting with the acid, producing bubbles.
noun
- The act of responding or the response itself. His reacting to the criticism was calm and measured.
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Did you know? The verb ‘react’ was famously used by Isaac Newton to describe the equal and opposite forces in his third law, a principle that still underpins modern physics.