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parallel playing

parallel playing is the present participle and gerund of parallel play.

Meaning of parallel play

Verb

parallel play (third-person singular simple present parallel plays, present participle parallel playing, simple past and past participle parallel played)

  1. To engage in this form of play.
    • I got some legos and parallel played, imitating her actions. Upon my entering her play she tried to engage me in the chase game again.1999, Deborah Abelman, Peer-mediated Intervention Strategies for Social Competency Skills of Preschoolers with Autism in Integrated Settings, page 68

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Questions about parallel playing

What is parallel playing the present participle and gerund of?
Parallel playing is the present participle and gerund of parallel play.

Words near parallel playing in the dictionary

  1. parallel parking
  2. parallel parkings
  3. parallel parks
  4. parallel play
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  6. parallel playing
  7. parallel plays
  8. parallel port
  9. parallel ports
  10. parallel postulate
  11. parallel postulates

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