The phrase "act of expressing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process or action of conveying thoughts, feelings, or ideas.
Example: "The act of expressing one's emotions can be therapeutic and beneficial for mental health."
Alternatives: "process of conveying" or "action of communicating".
Conversely, theories that simply focus on the act of expressing tend to see expression merely in terms of personal discharge.
"Do you have to be 18 to perform the act of expressing your desire?" he said.
The mere act of expressing their position many times had increased their certainty about it.
By milking every moment, he calls attention to the act of expressing the music rather than reining himself in a bit and letting the music be expressive.
Words are overrated – ask anyone on the internet – which is why millions outsource the act of expressing their deepest feelings to emoji.
Then I discovered something: the simple act of expressing everything that had been swirling around in my head had the effect of making it all feel less terrifying, less dramatic, and more manageable.
Locke clearly states that one can only become a full member of society by an act of express consent (Two Treatises 2.122).
On one interpretation, by accepting the property, Locke thinks a person becomes a full member of society, which implies that he must regard this as an act of express consent.
These, in turn, are incurred by an act of "express or tacit pact" between the would-be citizens to help each other, together with their consent to subordinate themselves to a superior (De opere sex dierum, V.7.3, in Suárez, Opera omnia III).[13] This view places Suárez very close to the social contract school.
(In his opinion, Justice Scalia explained that Cher "metaphorically suggested a sexual act as a means of expressing hostility to her critics").
Think of the act of listening as practice of expressing love.
