# gaming

Pronunciation: US say "GAY-ming" /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/; UK

## Noun

1. Ellipsis of videogaming. — Ellipsis of videogaming.
   - Simple: Short for videogaming. It means playing video games.
   - _Online gaming has become a major part of youth culture._
   - _She streams her gaming to thousands of viewers every night._
2. The act or practice of playing a game, regardless of its type.
   - Simple: The activity of playing a game of any kind.
   - _Tabletop gaming saw a revival as friends gathered for weekly sessions._
   - _Her interest in gaming ranges from dice to elaborate strategy contests._
3. Gambling, especially as the industry and its regulators prefer to call the wagering of money on games of chance.
   - Simple: Betting money on games of chance, often the polite word for gambling.
   - _The state legalized gaming to boost tax revenue from casinos._
   - _Regulators monitor the gaming floor to ensure fair play._
5. Careful, strategic use of the rules to get what one wants, much as a player uses the rules of a game.
   - Simple: Clever use of the rules to get what you want, like a player would.
   - _Critics called the maneuver shameless gaming of the bankruptcy laws._
   - _Her promotion owed less to merit than to skillful gaming of office politics._
6. Used jokingly before a noun for anything decorated in rainbow colors, in parody of the LED-lit computer accessories marketed as gaming mice and the like.
   - Simple: A joking word put in front of another word for anything in rainbow colors, like the bright lights on computer game gear.
   - _The blender glowed with rainbow LEDs, a so-called gaming blender that did nothing faster._
   - _His rainbow-lit toaster became the office's favorite gaming toaster._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of game. — present participle and gerund of game
   - Simple: Present participle of game. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _She spent the holiday gaming and catching up with old friends online._
   - _He is gaming on a new console he bought last week._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gaming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).