noun
Meaning 1
The playing of a game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gaming
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/
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rhymes with -eɪmɪŋ
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: G EY1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The playing of a game.
Ellipsis of videogaming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The playing of a game.
Ellipsis of videogaming.
Used in noun compounds to describe anything that is decorated in rainbow colors, in a parody of LED-equipped peripherals marketed as "gaming mice", etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The playing of a game.
Synonym of gambling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gambling
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of game
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his gambling cost him a fortune
- there was heavy play at the blackjack table
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gambling, play
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diversion, recreation, vice
Narrower terms: sporting life, bet, wager, game of chance, gambling game, throw
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: jugación — Translations
- Spanish: jugamiento — Translations
Real reading context