playing
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
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interpretación
- And they've got her playing doctor.
- role-playing
- role-playing exercises
- role-playing simulations
That means that playing your role well is something good.
- That means that playing your role well is something good.
Examples
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In this teaching model, everyone is encouraged to engage and participate in both playing and nonplaying roles.
Academic text (2012) -
What have you learned from playing Angel on pose?
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Oh, and fantasy role playing.
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No individual's life can be sustained by role-playing, and certainly not by playing only one role.
Academic text (1993) -
Future training sessions will be adjusted to include more role-playing opportunities.
Academic text (2012) -
Student teachers were provided with role-playing opportunities as a method to practice peer coaching sessions.
Academic text (1994) -
Specific techniques involve discussions, role playing, simulation games, and bibliotherapy, reading and discussing rational stories.
Academic text (1990) -
Unfortunately, this kind of obsessive role-playing is encouraged both by legal education and the bottom-line mentality discussed earlier.
Academic text (1993) -
The social worker emphasizes collegiality and focuses on discussion and role-playing rather than formal didactic presentations.
Academic text (1993) -
The actor received praise for her outstanding performance during the playing of Lady Macbeth.
Synonyms
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2.7
A live show of a play, concert, or dance for an audience
366
2.6
The art of playing a character in films, plays, or television
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3.1
Acting a role on stage in a play or show
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5.3
A way of acting as another person to practice or learn
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6.0
A performance of a character on stage
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3.5
An event where actors act a play for an audience
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3.7
A staged play that actors perform live for an audience
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5.7
Pretending to be someone, for example in a play or to get attention
Idioms
Make the situation different so some people have a better chance to win
Compounds
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3.3
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Playing comes from the old English root play, which meant 'to move' or 'to enjoy yourself', and people used it for acting on stage as well as for games. So playing can mean performing a part in a drama.