reacting

3 definitions • 4 examples

present participle of

to act in a particular way as a direct result of something else:

She slapped him and called him names, but he didn't react.

The judge reacted angrily to the suggestion that it hadn't been a fair trial.

Many people react (badly) to (= are made ill by) penicillin.

to change in a physical or chemical way when put with another substance:

Potassium reacts with water.