Definitions for Playing
Play·ing

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. playing(noun)

   the act of playing a musical instrument

2. playing(noun)

   the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation

3. acting, playing, playacting, performing(noun)

   the performance of a part or role in a drama

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. playing(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Playing

   of Play

2. Playing

   a. & vb. n. of Play

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. playing

   Verb form of the word play.

   The children are playing in the garden.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Playing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1054

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Playing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #768

Anagrams for Playing »

1. plygain

How to pronounce Playing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Playing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Playing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Playing in a Sentence

1. Patrick Reed:

   It definitely would help but, honestly, I feel like my mindset and state of mind that I'm in right now is better than it was last year at this point, i've hit golf shots and have done things on the golf course that I feel a little bit more comfortable this year doing than I did last year at this point, but I just need to go out and continue playing to put four rounds together.

2. Haj Thamir Ahmed:

   I heard a blast and saw fire coming from Dolphin Square. I ran to the place and saw vehicles carrying bodies and wounded covered with blood. They were innocent people playing a ring game; they were not making bombs.

3. Vikrant Parsai:

   If you are good at playing cards then you know how and when to discard your opponent.

4. Gary Gygax:

   I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes with everybody else.

5. President Barack Obama:

   Today's bipartisan Senate vote is an important step toward ensuring the United States can negotiate and enforce strong, high-standards trade agreements, if done right, these agreements are vital to expanding opportunities for the middle class, leveling the playing field for American workers, and establishing rules for the global economy that help our businesses grow and hire by selling goods made in America to the rest of the world.

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