playing

Valid in Scrabble

Pronunciation

/ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/

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/ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/ · /ˈple.jɪŋ(ɡ)/

Definition of playing

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(gerund)An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.

“[…] the Nielsen figures show that average viewership across all playings fell by only 40 percent and that total viewership of the entire season’s episodes fell by only 20 percent.”

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noun

(gerund)An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.

“[…] the Nielsen figures show that average viewership across all playings fell by only 40 percent and that total viewership of the entire season’s episodes fell by only 20 percent.”

verb

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Middle English playing; equivalent to play + -ing.

1 play · some not in Scrabble

96 playable · top: PAYING (12 pts)

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