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dangering

dangering is the present participle and gerund of danger.

Meaning of danger

Verb

danger (third-person singular simple present dangers, present participle dangering, simple past and past participle dangered)

  1. (obsolete) To claim liability.
  2. (obsolete) To imperil; to endanger.
    • The sides o'th' world may danger. Much is breedingc. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  3. (obsolete) To run the risk.

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Questions about dangering

What is dangering the present participle and gerund of?
Dangering is the present participle and gerund of danger.

Words near dangering in the dictionary

  1. Dangerfield
  2. Dangerfieldesque
  3. Dangerfields
  4. dangerful
  5. dangerfully
  6. dangering
  7. dangerisation
  8. dangerisations
  9. dangerization
  10. dangerless
  11. dangerlessness

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