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playing tricks

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

Meaning of play tricks

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, tricks.
    • The neighbour's children keep playing tricks on each other.
  2. Of one's eyes, mind, etc.: to deceive or mislead one.
    • Is that man naked, or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

Questions about playing tricks

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

Words near playing tricks in the dictionary

  1. playing times
  2. playing to
  3. playing to the cheap seats
  4. playing to the gallery
  5. playing to win
  6. playing tricks
  7. playing up
  8. playing up Old Gooseberry
  9. playing up to
  10. playing upon
  11. playing well with others

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