endangering

endangering is the present participle and gerund of endanger.

Meaning of endanger

endanger (third-person singular simple present endangers, present participle endangering, simple past and past participle endangered)

(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
- I hold him but a fool that will endanger / His body [in a duel] for a girl that loves him notc. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
(obsolete, transitive) To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
- He that turneth the humours back […] endangereth malign ulcers.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Seditions and Troubles”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC

endangering (plural endangerings)

The act of putting someone or something in danger.
- First, as felony prosecutor, I prosecute high-level felonies including homicides; sexual assaults; child endangerings; shootings and other felonious assaults; and media cases.2015, Kenneth J. Peak, Pamela M. Everett, Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process

plural	endangerings

What does endangering mean?: Endangering means the act of putting someone or something in danger.
What is endangering the present participle and gerund of?: Endangering is the present participle and gerund of endanger.
What part of speech is endangering?: Endangering is a noun.
What is the plural of endangering?: The plural of endangering is endangerings.

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