gaming
Americannoun
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the playing of games developed to teach something or to help solve a problem, as in a military or business situation.
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Digital Technology. the playing of computer or video games.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gaming
Example Sentences
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She said the consultation would also include gaming in its look at screen time and she was optimistic because there is cross-party consensus on the harms of too much screen-time for children.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
In Kim Eunho’s 1927 ink and color painting on silk, “Woman Reading the Fortune of the Day,” a hostess in traditional hanbok dress whiles away her break with gaming tiles as a cigarette smolders nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
GameStop has struggled amid the rise of online gaming.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The group - which also consists of Simon Minter, Josh Bradley, Vikram Barn, Tobi Brown, Ethan Payne and Harry Lewis - has become known for doing a host of challenges, gaming commentary and sketches.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It was past ten, and, in need of a break from hours of training and researching and fretting about Cain and Elena, she’d come into the gaming room.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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