hamming vs playing

hamming and playing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hamming	Yes	No	No	No
playing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, playing is a hypernym of hamming; that is, playing is a word with a broader meaning than hamming:

Other hypernyms of hamming include acting, performing, playacting.

hamming (noun)	playing (noun)
poor acting by a ham actor	the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
	the act of playing a musical instrument
	the performance of a part or role in a drama