Risking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is risked.

    "Those acts of others will, from the primary actor's perspective, be unjustified; thus, were they undertaken by the primary actor himself, they would be culpable riskings of harm."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of risk form-of, gerund, participle, present

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gamblingplayplayingspeculationsporting

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"If you drive with anything less than extreme caution, you're risking your life."

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