playing
/ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/
playing noun: an occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played. Also the present participle and gerund of play.
Noun
playing (plural playings)
- An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
- […] 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.2009 January 19, Edward Wyatt, “‘Big Love’ Gets a Big Tie to Real World”, in New York Times
Also used as
playing is also the present participle and gerund of play.
playing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
playing in Hindi
- खेल रहा है
playing in Tamil
- விளையாடுகிறது
playing in Marathi
- खेळत आहे, खेळत असतो
playing in Bengali
- খেলছে
More languagesFewer languages
- playing in Telugu
- ఆడుతోంది, ఆడుతున్నారు, ఆడుతూ
- playing in Malayalam
- കളിക്കുന്നു
- playing in Kannada
- ಆಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಆಟವಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ
- playing in Punjabi
- ਖੇਡ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਖੇਡਦੇ ਹੋਏ
- playing in Gujarati
- રમી રહ્યા છે, રમી રહ્યા છીએ
- playing in Odia
- ଖେଳୁଛନ୍ତି, ଖେଳୁଛି
Forms of playing
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Origin of playing
From Middle English playing; equivalent to play + -ing.
Words formed from playing
Phrases with playing
- playing at
- playing in
- playing on
- playing to
- playing up
- age playing
- playing big
- playing God
- playing off
- playing out
- card playing
- playing away
138 more phrasesFewer phrases
- playing back
- playing ball
- playing dead
- playing down
- playing dumb
- playing fair
- playing fine
- playing full
- playing like
- playing nice
- playing upon
- playing with
- role playing
- rôle playing
- playing about
- playing along
- playing booty
- playing cards
- playing cheat
- playing Cupid
- playing dirty
- playing games
- playing havoc
- playing hooky
- playing house
- playing pussy
- playing small
- playing times
- playing up to
- playing a part
- playing a role
- playing a rôle
- playing around
- playing by ear
- playing doctor
- playing fields
- playing possum
- playing stupid
- playing to win
- playing tricks
- playing chicken
- playing host to
- playing it cool
- playing it safe
- playing the man
- playing the wag
- playing through
- parallel playing
- playing for love
- playing for time
- playing hardball
- playing hob with
- playing it cheap
- playing pendulum
- playing politics
- playing the ball
- playing the fool
- playing the game
- playing the odds
- playing favorites
- playing hell with
- playing in Peoria
- playing Old Harry
- playing the board
- playing the field
- playing with fire
- rôle playing game
- playing gooseberry
- playing number two
- playing one's part
- playing the angles
- playing the clitar
- playing the ponies
- playing the system
- role playing games
- rôle playing games
- playing it straight
- playing Nostradamus
- general game playing
- level playing fields
- playing against type
- playing by the rules
- playing first fiddle
- playing the giddy ox
- plugging and playing
- playing second fiddle
- playing silly buggers
- playing the Nazi card
- playing the race card
- playing the same tape
- playing the white man
- playing fast and loose
- playing it pear-shaped
- playing Old Gooseberry
- playing Old Harry with
- playing one's guts out
- playing the deuce with
- playing the devil with
- playing the giddy goat
- playing the skin flute
- playing to the gallery
- playing all one's cards
- playing merry hell with
- playing with edge-tools
- playing into the hand of
- playing merry havoc with
- playing one's cards well
- playing one's hand right
- playing the dickens with
- playing well with others
- playing with a full deck
- playing with edged tools
- playing with house money
- playing into the hands of
- playing one's cards right
- playing the mischief with
- playing up Old Gooseberry
- playing the something card
- playing to the cheap seats
- playing into someone's hand
- playing it close to the hip
- playing one against another
- playing into someone's hands
- playing the ball not the man
- playing the man not the ball
- playing it for all it's worth
- playing someone like a fiddle
- playing someone like a violin
- playing the ball, not the man
- playing the hand one is dealt
- playing the man, not the ball
- playing the cat and banjo with
- playing the ball and not the man
- playing the man and not the ball
- playing on someone's heartstrings
- playing someone at their own game
- playing someone like a bass fiddle
- playing both sides against the middle
Words that rhyme with playing
Questions about playing
- What does playing mean?
- Playing means an occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
- What is playing in Hindi?
- Playing in Hindi is खेल रहा है. See Playing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is playing?
- Playing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce playing?
- Playing is pronounced /ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of playing?
- The plural of playing is playings.
Words near playing in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: playing (page history and authors); playing (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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