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playing - the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation |
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action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
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bowling the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
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catching becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
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golfing playing golf; "he goes south every winter for the golfing"
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pitching (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
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playing - the act of playing a musical instrument |
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musical performance the act of performing music
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bowing managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"
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piping playing a pipe or the bagpipes
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stopping the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"
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transposition (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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