Hazarding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hazarding is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of hazard.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of hazard.
More Meanings
- Something hazarded or ventured; a guess or speculation.
Example Sentences
You see the vague speculations of Democritus becoming precise in Dalton, the cloudy hazardings of Pythagoras set solid in figures by Kepler; here is the balance, there is the yard-stick; number one is the principle of all things; […]
The possessors of some of the homes on the Drive were more than mere names to him; for he had been a guest at an occasional semi-public entertainment in certain of the mansions he passed. But it never occurred to Gregg to dream of owning one of them; indeed, his hazardings of his future were altogether too vague to picture himself founding a family.
Word Forms
- hazardings
Synonyms for hazarding
Depending on context, synonyms include staking, risking, bet, wager.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include staking, wager, bet, risking, hazardise, hazardry.
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