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
  • Mandarin Oriental in Lake Como, Italy After a week traveling around Florence and venturing on various wine- and gelato-fueled day trips to towns around Tuscany, my family and I were beginning to lose the sense of ‘vacation’ on our activities-heavy trip to Italy.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The participants were celebrated as culinary pioneers venturing into uncharted gastronomic territory.
    Anna Broughel, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of venturing
Verb
  • Ferguson’s mother slammed the NYPD for using excessive force in killing her son and endangering the little girl.
    Gardiner Anderson, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of endangering
Verb
  • Some people are confronting the painful reality of lost homes.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With her latest book, however, one challenge was confronting such a personal topic.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of confronting
Verb
  • Smaller spot fires continued to burn, the university noted, but none were threatening buildings or lives.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This year, he was charged with threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • One executive at a major bank told CNN that the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing made plain the risk facing senior leaders in Corporate America.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As the carousel rotates, these blocks align with a 120-degree section of the dial, with the current hour always facing the observer.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of facing
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