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chancing one's arm

chancing one's arm is the present participle and gerund of chance one's arm.

Meaning of chance one's arm

Verb

chance one's arm (third-person singular simple present chances one's arm, present participle chancing one's arm, simple past and past participle chanced one's arm)

  1. (informal) To take a risk.

Questions about chancing one's arm

What is chancing one's arm the present participle and gerund of?
Chancing one's arm is the present participle and gerund of chance one's arm.

Words near chancing one's arm in the dictionary

  1. chancily
  2. chanciness
  3. chancinesses
  4. chancing
  5. chancing on
  6. chancing one's arm
  7. chancing the ducks
  8. chancing upon
  9. chancings
  10. chancla
  11. chanclas

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