risking

verb

Definition of riskingnext
present participle of risk
1
as in venturing
to take a chance on Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need

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2
as in endangering
to place in danger we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for risking
  1. venturing
  2. endangering
  3. confronting
  4. threatening
  5. facing
Verb
  • This plight comes as more Americans than ever are venturing into avalanche terrain for outdoor recreation.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Consider venturing to a new destination this week or planning to do so in 2025.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of venturing
Verb
  • Wilson, 46, is charged with murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child for the explosion of violence inside the victim’s apartment on Macombs Road near Inwood Ave.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cloe Workman, 20, is charged in Hamilton County Municipal Court with misdemeanor child endangering and domestic violence.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of endangering
Verb
  • The world’s multilateral architecture is the best mechanism humanity has for confronting existential transnational threats.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Any return to play in England would entail Henderson confronting the subject again.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of confronting
Verb
  • This latest fire comes after a massive wildfire in the Pacific Palisades displaced 30,000 residents as fires burned over 2,900 acres, threatening over 10,000 homes.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • An extreme wind event is threatening one of Los Angeles’ toniest neighborhoods, igniting fires through Pacific Palisades.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • Pep Guardiola’s side have lost eight of their last 13 games in all competitions since the beginning of November, and the Catalan is facing the first major crisis in his managerial career.
    Emmet Gates, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The company is now facing a $500 million lawsuit from Delta, highlighting the significant consequences of software failures as a result of poor testing.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of facing
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