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    play-acting
    /ˈpleɪaktɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. engagement in pretence in order to trick someone or gain an advantage: "the defender indulged in some play-acting after tumbling to the ground"
    • 2. the acting of a play or plays; dramatic performance: "the workshop threw light on the nuances of play-acting"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLAY-ACTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PLAY-ACTING definition: 1. an attempt to hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain them, by deliberately…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPLAY-ACTING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPLAY-ACTING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Jan 17, 2018 · an attempt to hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain them, by deliberately behaving in a way that does not represent your true feelings: Don't take any notice of him - it's just play-acting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faking & pretending. affect. air guitar. assume. believe.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › play-actingplay-acting - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of play-acting noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › play-actingPlay-acting - definition of play-acting by The Free Dictionary

    Define play-acting. play-acting synonyms, play-acting pronunciation, play-acting translation, English dictionary definition of play-acting. or play·act intr.v. play-act·ed , play-act·ing , play-acts also play·act·ed or play·act·ing also play·acts 1. To play a role in a dramatic performance.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLAY-ACT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain them, by deliberately behaving in a way that does not represent your true feelings: He knew she wasn't play-acting. Children sometimes play-act their idea of what an adult might do. See. play-acting. Fewer examples. You don't have to play-act anymore.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPLAY-ACTING definition in American English - Collins Online...

    Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishplay-act - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    to behave in a way that seems to be honest and sincere when in fact you are pretending. He thought she was play-acting but in fact she had really hurt herself. Want to learn more?

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › play-actingplay-acting | meaning of play-acting in Longman Dictionary of ...

    play-acting meaning, definition, what is play-acting: behaviour in which someone pretends to b...: Learn more.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › play-acting_nplay-acting, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun play-acting is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for play-acting is from 1633, in the writing of William Prynne, pamphleteer and lawyer. play-acting is formed within English, by compounding.