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playing through

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

Meaning of play through

Verb

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

  1. To overtake a slower group of players ahead of one's own group, rather than waiting for them to finish the hole before proceeding.

Questions about playing through

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

Words near playing through in the dictionary

  1. playing the skin flute
  2. playing the something card
  3. playing the system
  4. playing the wag
  5. playing the white man
  6. playing through
  7. playing time
  8. playing times
  9. playing to
  10. playing to the cheap seats
  11. playing to the gallery

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