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hazarding

USHAZ-urd-ing/ˈhæzɚdɪŋ/UK · AUSHAZ-uhd-ing/ˈhæzədɪŋ/

Noun pluralhazardings

2 meanings of hazarding

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  1. 1
    verb
    The -ing form of hazard. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

    She was hazarding a guess about the price of the house.

    Nobody was hazarding a guess about the final score.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A guess or something you offer without being sure it is right.

    Like a wild guess in a game when you really don't know the answer.

    His hazarding about the weather turned out to be wrong.

    It was only a hazarding, so don't take it as a fact.

    Similarguess, speculation, conjecture, guesswork

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hazarding is a form of hazard

hazard, verb: To risk something, or to put it in danger by what you do. Full entry

Forms
hazardhazards he/she/ithazarding -ing formhazarded past tense, past participle
Spelling
hazard → hazarding: add -ing

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