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gaming

[ gey-ming ]

noun

  1. the playing of games developed to teach something or to help solve a problem, as in a military or business situation.
  2. Digital Technology. the playing of computer or video games.


gaming

/ ˈɡeɪmɪŋ /

noun

    1. gambling on games of chance
    2. ( as modifier )

      gaming losses

      gaming house



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Word History and Origins

Origin of gaming1

First recorded in 1495–1505; game 1 + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Both parties are now equal opportunity offenders when it comes to gaming the system.

Desert Golfing is the gaming equivalent of putting TV on in the background.

Women like (gaming blogger Anita Sarkeesian) were threatened, doxxed, and driven from their homes.

The lure and addiction of gaming—which went back to pinball, of course—became a sensation with Asteroids.

Magic and gaming involve in-depth worlds that feature both male and female characters.

It was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.

Aristide caught him by the collar as he stood on the covered terrace, a foot or two from the threshold of the gaming-room.

Excellent company; a frequenter of the home of Mme. de la Baudraye, where he satisfied his penchant for gaming.

He also gave me fortune; for out of that money I have made myself rich at the gaming-table.

The club in the Rue Royale, which was famous for its gambling parties, rarely saw one so desperate as the gaming of that night.

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