playing

IPA: pɫˈeɪɪŋ

(gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.

Examples of "playing" in Sentences

He won in the music festival playing piccolo.
The band is playing the song at the meddle of fans.
Do you know what the phrase "playing chicken" means?
I first came across the term playing Ultima IV on my Apple IIe.
Press Association Brazilian soccer legend Rivaldo, who made his name playing for Barcelona, recently signed with an Angolan club.
Then it's, 'OK - I'm not playing well, I need to find some form, I'm playing in a struggling team at Newcastle,' or whatever it is.
At any point you can take control of the game of your liking and begin playing from the same moment that was only playing on demo mode a moment ago.
He let a fierce grin cross his face, the same grin he had used when he earned his nickname playing defense for the Philadelphia Eagles decades before.
The following example will make the reason clear: _No amateur athlete has a salary for playing, John Gorman is not an amateur athlete, Therefore John Gorman has a salary for playing_.
It wasn't always a comfortable fit for a singer who made his name playing spiffed-up guitar pop, and not just because the half-empty audience had a predictably substantial contingent of teens and tweens.