playing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ

Noun

playing (plural playings)

1. (gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
   • 2009 January 19, Edward Wyatt, “‘Big Love’ Gets a Big Tie to Real World”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     […] 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

playing

1. present participle and gerund of play

Related terms

related to noun or verb

• ball-playing
• extended playing time
• hooky-playing
• level playing field
• long-playing
• massively multiplayer online role-playing game
• non-playing
• playing card
• playing field
• role-playing
• role-playing game
• role playing game
• role-playing video game
• roll-playing

 

Anagrams

• plygain

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pleiingue, pleying, pleing, pleyynge, playinge, pleyinge, pleiing, plawyng, pleiyng, pleyenge

Etymology

From pleyen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛi̯inɡ/, /ˈplɛi̯ənɡ/, /plɛi̯nɡ/

Noun

playing (plural playinges)

1. playing, having fun, entertainment, revelry.
2. The playing of a game or sport; ludic entertainment.
3. The participation or running of a play or performance.
4. (rare) The duration something is boiling for.
5. (rare) comedy, humour.

Descendants

• English: playing

References

• “pleiinge, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.

Adverb

playing

1. (rare) jestfully

References

• “pleiinge, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.