Playing

a. & vb. n

1.

a. & vb. n. of Play. Playing cards See under Card.

Noun	1.	playing - the act of playing a musical instrument
	2.	playing - the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
	3.	playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama Synonyms: acting, performing, playacting

acting, aflicker, aping, betting, bickering, blinking, buffoonery, business, cardsharping, casting lots, characterization, coquetry, dabbling, dalliance, dallying, dancing, dumb show, embodiment, enacting, enactment, fiddling, flashing, flickering, flickery, flicky, flirtation, fluttering, fluttery, fooling, fooling around, gag, gambling, gaming, ham, hammy acting, hazarding, hoke, hokum, idling, imitation, impersonation, incarnation, jerking off, kidding around, lambent, loitering, masquerade, messing around, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, monkeying, monkeying around, mummery, overacting, pantomime, pantomiming, patter, performance, performing, personation, personification, piddling, play, playacting, playing around, portrayal, posing, pottering, projection, puttering, quivering, quivery, representation, risking, slapstick, smattering, sortition, speculation, sporting, stage business, stage directions, stage presence, staking, stroboscopic, stunt, taking a role, tinkering, toying, trifling, wagering, wavering, wavery

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