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- [gey-ming]
- /ˈgeɪ mɪŋ/
- /ˈɡeɪ.mɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gey-ming]
- /ˈgeɪ mɪŋ/
Definitions of gaming word
- noun gaming an amusement or pastime: children's games. 1
- noun gaming the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games. 1
- noun gaming a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. 1
- noun gaming a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge. 1
- noun gaming the number of points required to win a game. 1
- noun gaming the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0. 1
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Origin of gaming
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1495-1505; game1 + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gaming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gaming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gaming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaming
noun gaming
- game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- sport — an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- match — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- teasing — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
verb gaming
- speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
Antonyms for gaming
noun gaming
- task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- profession — a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Compare learned profession.
verb gaming
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
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