Meaning & use
DJing
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Meanings
noununcountable
The activity or job of performing as a DJ, selecting and playing recorded music for an audience.
Grammar: Uncountable; no plural. Use it with the verb 'is' or 'goes': DJing is fun; she goes DJing.
Patterns
- go DJing
- be into DJing
- take up DJing
DJing is more than pressing play; you have to read the crowd.
He earns extra money DJing at weddings and parties.
She started DJing at a small club and now tours internationally.
verbintransitive
Present participle of DJ: acting as a disc jockey, choosing and playing music for people.
Grammar: No object; often used in progressive tenses: He is DJing tonight. Also can be transitive with an event: DJing the party.
Patterns
- be DJing
- DJing at a club
- DJing a party
She is DJing at the festival this weekend.
They were DJing when the power went out.
He's DJing the after-party, so he'll be busy all night.
Common combinations
- go DJing
- We go DJing every Friday at the student union.
- live DJing
- The bar features live DJing on Saturday nights.
- DJing set
- His DJing set lasted three hours.
- DJing equipment
- She bought new DJing equipment with her savings.
- take up DJing
- He took up DJing as a hobby during lockdown.
Synonyms and how they differ
- spinning
- Informal and often used by DJs themselves; it means the same but is less formal than DJing.
- disc jockeying
- Very rare and formal; almost never used in everyday speech.
Word family
Commonly confused: DJing or deejaying?
DJing vs deejaying
A different spelling of the same word; 'deejaying' is less common but sometimes used in informal writing.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one answer.
When saying where someone is DJing, use 'at' for the place (at the club). 'DJing the club' would mean she is DJing the club itself, which is not the intended meaning. 'DJing to the club' and 'DJing on the club' are not used in this way.
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