- present participle of play.
playing
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His days are scheduled in blocks of as few as five minutes, interspersed with playing squash, yoga sessions and high-intensity workouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Carr had two points and three rebounds in seven minutes and 19 seconds in the Lakers’ win over the Atlanta Hawks in the first significant playing time of his professional career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
The defensive cohort are serviceable on the ball but have made costly errors under pressure, playing out from the back, this season too.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The arrival of streaming services may have ironed out the friction of acquiring, playing and sharing music, but it was by no means completionist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
We were sitting down at the table, enjoying the warmth of our soup, and Karli was still playing at being Long John Silver.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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