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I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.
Joe Frazier

Meaning of "play-acting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAY-ACTING

play-acting  [ˌpleɪˈæktɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAY-ACTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Play-Acting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLAY-ACTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of play-acting in the English dictionary

The definition of play-acting in the dictionary is overdramatic or affected behaviour. Other definition of play-acting is acting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLAY-ACTING


acting
ˈæktɪŋ
affecting
əˈfɛktɪŋ
collecting
kəˈlektɪŋ
conflicting
kənˈflɪktɪŋ
connecting
kəˈnɛktɪŋ
distracting
dɪsˈtræktɪŋ
exacting
ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ
expecting
ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ
fast-acting
ˈfɑːstˌæktɪŋ
nonacting
ˌnɒnˈæktɪŋ
noninteracting
ˌnɒnɪntəˈræktɪŋ
projecting
prəˈdʒɛktɪŋ
quick-acting
ˈkwɪkˌæktɪŋ
refracting
rɪˈfræktɪŋ
respecting
rɪˈspɛktɪŋ
slow-acting
ˌsləʊˈæktɪŋ
straight-acting
ˈstreɪtˌæktɪŋ
subcontracting
ˌsʌbkɒnˈtræktɪŋ
undistracting
ˌʌndɪsˈtræktɪŋ
unexacting
ˌʌnɪɡˈzæktɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAY-ACTING

play the fool
play the game
play the market
play the race card
play to the gallery
play up
play up to
play with
play with fire
play-act
play-actor
play-by-play
play-centre
play-day
Play-Doh
play-lunch
play-off
play-the-ball
playa
playability

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAY-ACTING

accounting
afflicting
bioprospecting
constricting
double-acting
heat-conducting
intermediate-acting
long-acting
method acting
nonconducting
prospecting
redistricting
self-acting
self-correcting
self-respecting
semiconducting
short-acting
single-acting
stamp collecting
superconducting
tax-collecting

Synonyms and antonyms of play-acting in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «play-acting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAY-ACTING

Find out the translation of play-acting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of play-acting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «play-acting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发挥作用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jugar de acción
570 millions of speakers

English

play-acting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खेलने से अभिनय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتصرف تلعب -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лицедейства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encenação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিনয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jouer à action
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Main-bertindak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schauspielerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遊ぶ作用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재생 작용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Play-acting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chơi - diễn xuất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளையாட செயல்படுகின்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभिनय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oynamak etkili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commedia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grać działających
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лицедійства
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

juca cu acțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παίζουν δράσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toneelspel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spela verkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spille virkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of play-acting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY-ACTING»

The term «play-acting» is regularly used and occupies the 87.740 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY-ACTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about play-acting

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2 QUOTES WITH «PLAY-ACTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word play-acting.
1
Alexa Chung
When I was a model, I started with an opinion, but was encouraged to lose it. It began as play-acting, but then I lost sight of myself a bit: so when I did the audition for 'Popworld' and they asked my opinion, I felt like crying with happiness.
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Joe Frazier
I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAY-ACTING»

Discover the use of play-acting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to play-acting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Play Acting
Luke Dixon. watching a performance of Macbeth on Broadway. Christopher Plummer and Glenda Jackson were the stars. As the audience left at the end of the play, his elderly neighbour turned to his wife and said, 'Gee, surprise ending.
Luke Dixon, 2014
2
Encouraging Your Child's Imagination: A Guide and Stories ...
An easy-to-use guide to creating simple dramas with young children.
Carol E. Bouzoukis, 2012
3
Stage Confidences - Talks about Players and Play Acting
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Clara Morris, 2011
4
Stage Confidences: Talks About Players and Play Acting
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Clara Morris, 2009
5
Regina Amoris: Or, the Lady of Love, a Play. Acting Ed
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
A. Inman, 2010
6
The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain ...
This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing, snake lore, mountain crafts and food, and "other affairs of plain living.
Foxfire Fund, Inc., Eliot Wigginton, 2011
7
101 Drama Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Acting ...
Most games are non-competitive and none require special skills or training. The series is widely used in homes, schools, daycare centers, clubs, and summer camp.
Paul Rooyackers, 1998
8
Staging Politics: Power and Performance in Asia and Africa
SHOW. AND. STATE. IN. SENEGAL. Play-acting. on. the. Threshold. of. Power. Donal. B. Cruise. O'Brien. The state's surest foundations are to be sought in the imagination of the people who live within its authority. It isn't fully a state until it is  ...
Julia C. Strauss, Donal Cruise O'Brien, 2007
9
Cool Scripts: How to Stage Your Very Own Show
Includes step-by-step instructions on how to write a script, use stage directions, play acting games and more.
Karen Latchana Kenney, 2010
10
Creative Play Acting - Learning Through Drama
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Agatha Young, Isabel B. Burger, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAY-ACTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term play-acting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bobbi Kristina Brown Wedding and Baby Plans Before Tragic Death …
According to the civil lawsuit filed against Nick Gordon, his play-acting as husband was in order for Gordon to control Bobbi Kristina's money ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
2
A tempest in the royal teapot
She's an old lady, and I can guarantee that at her age, she's done a whole lot worse than childish play-acting. If England and the royal family ... «Ellwood City Ledger, Jul 15»
3
Barry Otto on Adelaide Festival, Belvoir's Seventeen and The …
And it's fun, play-acting is what it is deep down, being someone else who you're not.'' As a bus lumbers noisily along the road outside, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Colony grad sees early film project success
... Crucible” and Neil Simon's “Rumors” — Mahoney assumed she would continue play-acting in college at the University of Alaska Anchorage. «Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Jul 15»
5
Crusaders were shown disrespect: Andy Mitchell
"They know how to play the game in terms of play-acting. "I think they showed us a bit of disrespect towards the end. They began messing ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
'Stanford Prison Experiment': role playing gone very wrong
... an ex-con, Zimbardo's “professional consultant,” who finds himself becoming all he has hated while play-acting as a parole board member. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Peter Stanford: Your cause is greater than your CEO
... for two days; the chair is meant to leave day-to-day management to the staff, but here I was wearing two hats; and it felt a bit like play-acting. «Third Sector, Jul 15»
8
McHenry County convent's expansion plans stir up opposition
They are mimes that have become adept at play-acting... Shecky Steen. at 8:44 AM July 25, 2015. Add a comment See all comments. 69. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
George RR Martin has a cameo in Sharknado 3 WHEN HE …
It looks like you're play-acting another terrible and shocking death for The Winds Of Winter, right? Maybe this is a scene where one of those ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
10
INLA parade: Nothing will change until we find these sights absurd
Must we really join in the play-acting, too, by pretending that something will be done? This is not a problem that the police can solve, but one ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Play-Acting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/play-acting>. Apr 2024 ».
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