chancing

Pluralchancings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of chance. Use this form when the action is happening now.

   She is chancing the long drive through the storm.

   He is chancing it by leaving without a ticket.

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2. 2
   noun

   An event that takes place by luck rather than by plan.

   Although some of the subjects treated of are deciduous, all of them last for seasons; and such is the intention of the book, whatever may be its chance in a world of chancings.

   1832, Robert Mudie, The Botanic AnnualHere, chancings means things that happen by luck, not by plan.

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3. 3
   nounPhilippinesuncountable

   A sexual move that involves touching someone in a suggestive way.

   She quit the job because of her boss's chancing, his hand always sliding down to her waist.

   She slapped him for his chancing on the crowded bus.

   Similargroping

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