Risking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Risking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of risk.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of risk.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is risked.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- riskings
Synonyms for risking
Depending on context, synonyms include staking, hazarding, bet, wager.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bet, hazarding, staking, wager, compromising, endangering.
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