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playing back

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

Meaning of play back

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To replay a recording.

Questions about playing back

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

Words near playing back in the dictionary

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

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