Antonyms for gaming


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : gey-ming
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgeɪ mɪŋ


Definition of gaming

Origin :
  • c.1500, "gambling," verbal noun from present participle of game (v.).
  • As in play : noun amusement, entertainment
  • As in raffle : noun lottery for a prize
  • As in gambling : noun betting
  • As in lay : verb bet, wager
  • As in play : verb gamble, risk
  • As in stake : verb bet, wager
  • As in wager : verb bet money or something else in a gamble
  • As in bet : verb gamble
  • As in gamble : verb take a chance on winning
Example sentences :
  • Gaming relieved me from that insuperable listlessness by which I was oppressed.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • But by degrees he was once more ensnared by the lure of the gaming table.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • His book had dissipated his professional energies, and he had even taken to gaming.
  • Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask
  • Somebody over at those gaming tables will be able to identify me.
  • Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance
  • I should have been sadly boared in this dull place if it had not been for gaming.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • The Wells are a mere pretext for gaming, intriguing, and fortune-hunting.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Then came news of her marriage and he returned to his first love, the gaming table.
  • Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
  • Still it is gaming, and so is the beginning of a road which has a very dreadful end.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
  • It is gaming, it is true, in this case, on an exceedingly small scale.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
  • There shall be neither reveling nor gaming in the streets, and that I promise you.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin

Synonyms for gaming

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