English Explanatory Dictionary

gaming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of game
noun
  1. The playing of a game.
  2. Ellipsis of videogaming.
  3. 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.
  4. Synonym of gambling.
  5. Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gaming.wav

Word forms

gaming gamings

Synonyms

gambling

Related words

gamifying game theory game the system play games

Derived words

antigaming archaeogaming back-seat gaming casual gaming cybergaming exergaming gaming attendant gaming board gaming center gaming chair gaming computer gaming console gaming house gaming machine gaming pants gaming purse gaming table heated gaming moment metagaming neurogaming nongaming non-gaming pre-gaming retro gaming retro-gaming retrogaming telegaming video gaming wargaming

Translations

Spanish: jugación Spanish: jugamiento
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