operatin'
Running right now
Operatin' is a colloquial spelling of operating, representing the dropped final g common in casual speech.
It appears in dialogue, song lyrics, and informal writing to convey a relaxed or folksy tone: We've been operatin' on a shoestring budget, The mill's been operatin' since dawn.
Employed and active
- handlin'Coping with something
- fixin'Intending to act
- riggin'Ship's ropes and cables
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
levers · switches · equipment · contraption · apparatus · mechanism · manual · hands-on
Employed and active
- movin'In motion, traveling
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- secretConcealed information
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
agent · mission · intelligence · surveillance · shadow · network · contacts · informant
Aggressive pursuit of gain
- grindin'Persistent hard work
- workin'Employed and active
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
venture · establishment · overhead · costs · margins · profit · storefront · shop
workin'
Employed and active
gears · levers · switches · equipment · contraption · apparatus · mechanism · manual · hands-on · maintenance
workin'
Employed and active
- movin'In motion, traveling
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- secretConcealed information
clandestine · agent · mission · intelligence · surveillance · shadow · network · contacts · informant · sting
hustlin'
Aggressive pursuit of gain
- grindin'Persistent hard work
- workin'Employed and active
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
outfit · venture · establishment · overhead · costs · margins · profit · storefront · shop · day-to-day
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- doctorin'Informal medical care
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
table · room · procedure · surgeon · nursin' · emergency · patient · incision · sutures · recovery
operatin'broken
Damaged beyond function
idle · busted · down · out of order · defunct
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- base of operationsCentral location for activities
- operating systemsCore device management software
- operating tableSurgical procedure surface
- cleanup operationsSystematic removal of debris
- combat operationPlanned armed forces engagement
operation, operations, operating, operative, operatives, operatic, inoperative, cooperation, cooperative