Synonyms for playing
play·ing

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1. playingnoun

   the act of playing a musical instrument

   Synonyms:
   performing, acting, playacting

2. playingnoun

   the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation

   Synonyms:
   performing, acting, playacting

3. acting, playing, playacting, performingnoun

   the performance of a part or role in a drama

   Synonyms:
   performing, playacting, acting

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1. • Action
   • Activity
   • Musical Performance
   • Performing Arts

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1. joking

   Submitted by ryan_1 on December 28, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "playing":

   play, playback, game, replay, replaying, reproduction, toying, cheek, stake, gaming

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1. Lindsay Davenport:

   Once you have a child, your mind is never clear. It's always worried. I remember playing one match in Bali and I could see the nanny holding him (in a building overlooking the court) and I was like, 'The sun's like right there on top of him,' and I couldn't get that out of my mind, then I told the nanny that she couldn't come because if I saw or heard him, my mind went into overdrive. It's a learning experience because you figure out what works and what doesn't work.

2. Darius Rucker:

   I started playing golf at 14 and just fell in love with the sport, and watching it on TV makes me like it even more.

3. Donald Trump:

   Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

4. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst:

   Nonsense isn't the opposite of sense, it's a kind of holiday from sense...they are the stories of Carroll's real-life self playing around with dream versions of what he had to spend his working hours doing.

5. Hilary Mantel:

   I love playing Mary, and I love being part of a show that for all of us has been really special, none of us ever imagined how huge a success it would become. Why would I want to leave that?