gaming
VerbSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- //ˈɡeɪmɪŋ//
The playing of a game.
Verb
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Auch eine Form von gamepresent participle and gerund of game
Substantiv
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The playing of a game.
[…] the unprofitable plays, frivolous recreations, sportings, and gamings which are invented to pass away the precious time, and divert the mind from the witness of God […]
The US gaming industry, in a pamphlet called Demystifying Slot Machines […], argues that "slot manufacturers need to build devices for a society with a decreasing attention span and an increasing demand for exciting, fast-paced entertainment, all in a marketplace overflowing with competing entertainment options".
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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.
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The playing of a game. Synonym of gambling.
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Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.
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Variante von videogamingThe playing of a game. Ellipsis of videogaming.
Formen
- Plural
- gamings