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platforming

platforming noun: the video game activity of jumping from one platform to another. Also the present participle and gerund of platform.

Noun

platforming (uncountable)

  1. The video game activity of jumping from one platform to another.
    • This game has a lot of platforming, as well as the occasional puzzle.
  2. The platforms at a railway station.
    • Advantage has been taken of the rationalised platforming to produce a new-style departure sheet for the West Side of Liverpool Street.1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 21

Also used as

platforming is also the present participle and gerund of platform.

Origin of platforming

From platform + -ing.

Questions about platforming

What does platforming mean?
Platforming means the video game activity of jumping from one platform to another.
What part of speech is platforming?
Platforming is a noun.

Words near platforming in the dictionary

  1. platformed
  2. platformer
  3. platformers
  4. platformful
  5. platformfuls
  6. platforming
  7. platformish
  8. platformism
  9. platformist
  10. platformists
  11. platformization

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