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risking

risking is the present participle and gerund of risk.

Meaning of risk

Verb

risk (third-person singular simple present risks, present participle risking, simple past and past participle risked)

  1. (transitive) To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).
    • These people are putting themselves in danger by physically being on or near to the railway lines and risking serious injury.2006, Transportation Alternatives website, Rail delays as thieves cut power read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4972476.stm on 14 May 2006
    Synonyms:
    court, venture
  2. (transitive) To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
    • England captain David Beckham has warned Wayne Rooney not to risk his long-term future by rushing his return from injury.2006, BBC Sport website, Beckham wary over Rooney comeback read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/4769433.stm on 14 May 2006
    Synonyms:
    adventure
  3. (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
    • Because of the wide range of styles on this album, it's hard to pin down the genre. I will risk suggesting folk-rock in an effort to be helpful.1979 February 10, Lynn Tibbets, “Women's Music From All Over”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 19

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Noun

risking (plural riskings)

  1. The act by which something is risked.
    • 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.2018, Larry Alexander, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan, Reflections on Crime and Culpability: Problems and Puzzles, page 18

Forms of risking

pluralriskings

Phrases with risking

Questions about risking

What does risking mean?
Risking means the act by which something is risked.
What is risking the present participle and gerund of?
Risking is the present participle and gerund of risk.
What part of speech is risking?
Risking is a noun.
What is the plural of risking?
The plural of risking is riskings.

Words near risking in the dictionary

  1. riskier
  2. riskiest
  3. riskily
  4. riskiness
  5. riskinesses
  6. risking
  7. risking it for the biscuit
  8. risking it to get the biscuit
  9. risking life and limb
  10. risking one's life
  11. risking one's life and limb

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