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playing

  • /ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English playing; equivalent to play + -ing.

noun playings

  1. gerund An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played. […] the Nielsen figures show that average viewership across all playings fell by only 40 percent and that total viewership of the entire season’s episodes fell by only 20 percent.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of play

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