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playing away

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

Meaning of play away

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang) To be sexually unfaithful out of one's home

Questions about playing away

What is playing away the present participle and gerund of?
Playing away is the present participle and gerund of play away.

Words near playing away in the dictionary

  1. playing against type
  2. playing all one's cards
  3. playing along
  4. playing around
  5. playing at
  6. playing away
  7. playing back
  8. playing ball
  9. playing big
  10. playing booty
  11. playing both sides against the middle

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