playing

PLAY-ing/ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralplayings

2 meanings of playing

1
verb
Present participle of play. Use this form for something happening right now.
The children are playing outside in the snow.
She is playing the piano in the next room.
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2
nouncountable
A time when a song, show, or recording is played for people to hear.
The first playing of the new song got a huge cheer.
Each playing of the record made the music feel fresh again.
Similarperformance, rendition, airing, hearing
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playing is a form of play

play, verb: To do things for fun, as children do. Full entry

Forms: playplays he/she/itplaying -ing formplayed past tense, past participle
Spelling: play → playing: add -ing

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Origin

From Middle English playing, made from play plus -ing.