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slowplaying

slowplaying is the present participle and gerund of slowplay.

Meaning of slowplay

Verb

slowplay (third-person singular simple present slowplays, present participle slowplaying, simple past and past participle slowplayed)

  1. To bluff by playing a strong hand weakly.
    • Jane checked, slowplaying her straight flush

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Questions about slowplaying

What is slowplaying the present participle and gerund of?
Slowplaying is the present participle and gerund of slowplay.

Words near slowplaying in the dictionary

  1. slownesses
  2. slowpaced
  3. slowpitch
  4. slowplay
  5. slowplayed
  6. slowplaying
  7. slowplays
  8. slowpoke
  9. slowpokes
  10. slowrie
  11. slows

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