roleplaying
/ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ/
noun
- The activity of pretending to be someone else or to be in a particular situation, often for fun, training, or therapy.
- In therapy, roleplaying can help people understand different perspectives.
- The students did roleplaying to practice ordering food in a restaurant.
- Roleplaying helps actors get into character before a performance.
- A type of game in which players take on the roles of characters and create stories together, often using rules and dice.
- Roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons are popular all over the world.
- She enjoys the creative storytelling aspect of roleplaying.
- My friends and I meet every Friday for a fantasy roleplaying game.
verb
- Present participle of roleplay; to act out a character or scenario.
- The teacher is roleplaying a customer to help the students learn sales skills.
- He enjoys roleplaying as a knight in online games.
- They are roleplaying a scene from their favorite movie.