nonplaying

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adjective

Not playing, or not part of play

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Meanings

adjectivenonplaying (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesNot playing, or not part of play

    He spent his nonplaying minutes laying in front of the Knicks’ bench.

    2009 February 9, Howard Beck, “Roy’s Layup at Buzzer Nullifies Knicks’ Gains”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + playing.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonplaying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonplaying

MLA

“nonplaying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonplaying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonplaying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonplaying.

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