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rolling the dice

rolling the dice is the present participle and gerund of roll the dice.

Meaning of roll the dice

Verb

roll the dice (third-person singular simple present rolls the dice, present participle rolling the dice, simple past and past participle rolled the dice)

  1. (figuratively) To take a chance, particularly a risky attempt.
    • No one really knows which companies and technologies will come out ahead, so everyone is rolling the dice.1995 August 13, Christopher Farrell, “Commentary: Media Control Is Narrowing. Should We Worry?”, in Businessweek, retrieved 14 Aug 2012
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, dice.

Questions about rolling the dice

What is rolling the dice the present participle and gerund of?
Rolling the dice is the present participle and gerund of roll the dice.

Words near rolling the dice in the dictionary

  1. rolling stop
  2. rolling stops
  3. rolling takeoff
  4. rolling takeoffs
  5. rolling tape
  6. rolling the dice
  7. rolling the tape
  8. rolling the trucks
  9. rolling the windows
  10. rolling up
  11. rolling up on

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