gaming
verbnounattested in dialogue
- //ˈɡeɪmɪŋ//
The playing of a game.
verb
- 1
Also a form of gamepresent participle and gerund of game
noun
- 1
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".
- 2
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.
- 3
The playing of a game. Synonym of gambling.
- 4
Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.
- 5
Variant of videogamingThe playing of a game. Ellipsis of videogaming.
Forms
- plural
- gamings