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play·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. playingnoun

    the act of playing a musical instrument

  2. playingnoun

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

  3. acting, playing, playacting, performingnoun

    the performance of a part or role in a drama

Wiktionary

  1. playingnoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. playing

    Play is a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for recreational pleasure and enjoyment. Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other higher-functioning animals as well, most notably mammals and birds. Many prominent researchers in the field of psychology, including Melanie Klein, Jean Piaget, William James, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Lev Vygotsky have erroneously viewed play as confined to the human species, believing play was important for human development and using different research methods to prove their theories. Play is often interpreted as frivolous; yet the player can be intently focused on their objective, particularly when play is structured and goal-oriented, as in a game. Accordingly, play can range from relaxed, free-spirited and spontaneous through frivolous to planned or even compulsive. Play is not just a pastime activity; it has the potential to serve as an important tool in numerous aspects of daily life for adolescents, adults, and cognitively advanced non-human species (such as primates). Not only does play promote and aid in physical development (such as hand-eye coordination), but it also aids in cognitive development and social skills, and can even act as a stepping stone into the world of integration, which can be a very stressful process. Play is something that most children partake in, but the way play is executed is different between cultures and the way that children engage with play varies universally.

ChatGPT

  1. playing

    Playing refers to engaging in any activity or sport that involves participating in a game, sport, or leisure activity for enjoyment, entertainment, or competition. It often involves physical movement, use of skills or strategies, and may be undertaken individually or as part of a team. Playing can be spontaneous or structured, and is generally done as a means of recreation, relaxation, social interaction, skill development, or for achieving a specific goal or outcome.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Playing

    of Play

  2. Playing

    a. & vb. n. of Play

Editors Contribution

  1. playingverb

    Verb form of 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

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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. Bruce Gilden:

    I have very good bedside manner from all the years on the streets, it's like playing sports. You don't have time to think. You act and react.

  2. Helen Mirren:

    I think it was very astute of the director. I'm not saying me but any woman playing that role just really opens the film up to the female audience as much as anything, ... It's much more embracing, it brings us all into the argument. It's not just then a macho movie, you know about men making war.

  3. Brooks Koepka:

    I've been playing so well as of late and everything just kind of comes if you let it happen and stay patient.

  4. Terry Greenwald:

    They fall or get hit and are told' be tough' or' get back out there,' as a parent and a former athlete, I wanted him to find a balance, not let little things stop him but also not to try and keep playing if he really was hurt.

  5. Troy Terry:

    The comeback, I think it shows our team’s resiliency and that we can play with any team in this league. But there’s no one that’s happy right now, it’s a mindset thing. It’s been this way since I’ve been here, and I ’m guilty of it. We ca n’t be happy with coming back and making it close and playing Vegas to a close game.

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