platforming

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noun

The video game activity of jumping from one platform to another.

“This game has a lot of platforming, as well as the occasional puzzle.”

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Meanings

nounplatforming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablevideo gamesThe video game activity of jumping from one platform to another.

    This game has a lot of platforming, as well as the occasional puzzle.

  2. uncountablerail transportThe platforms at a railway station.

    Advantage has been taken of the rationalised platforming to produce a new-style departure sheet for the West Side of Liverpool Street.

    1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 21
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of platform

Origin

From platform + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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