What does gaming mean?
Gaming means present participle and gerund of game.
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/ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of game.
[…] the unprofitable plays, frivolous recreations, sportings, and gamings which are invented to pass away the precious time, and divert the mind from the witness of God […]
The US gaming industry, in a pamphlet called Demystifying Slot Machines […], argues that "slot manufacturers need to build devices for a society with a decreasing attention span and an increasing demand for exciting, fast-paced entertainment, all in a marketplace overflowing with competing entertainment options".
Use gaming when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gaming means present participle and gerund of game.
Common synonyms include play, gambling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] the unprofitable plays, frivolous recreations, sportings, and gamings which are invented to pass away the precious time, and divert the mind from the witness of God […]
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