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Contexts Present participle for to try something risky Present participle for to take a high-stakes risk or make an all-out effort Present participle for to do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death Verb ▲ Present participle for to try something risky gambling venturing asking for it asking for trouble chancing it playing with fire risking it skating on thin ice sticking your neck out rolling the dice taking a chance taking a flyer taking a risk hazarding risking jeopardizingUS chancing adventuring wagering speculating jeopardisingUK endangering imperilingUS imperillingUK staking betting going out on a limb having a fling at putting on the line compromising menacing periling exposing jeoparding gambling with challenging putting at risk running the risk exposing to danger taking a plunge taking a crack at gambling on putting in jeopardy putting in danger making a stab at laying bare tempting fortune braving taking the liberty taking the liberty of assaying laying open experimenting with trying tempting essaying tossing up putting eggs in one basket taking shot in the dark casting lots drawing lots putting it on the line tempting fate daring jeopardying leaving to luck running the chance going out of one's depth hanging by a thread leaping before looking running the risk of taking a leap in the dark putting your faith in taking the plunge going for broke buying a pig in a poke bucking the odds taking a chance on putting trust in leaving things to chance putting your faith trusting to luck banking on chancing one's arm trusting in “I believe it is a profession in which people can do a lot of good and I was prepared to take a gamble with the job.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to take a high-stakes risk or make an all-out effort shooting the moon going out on a limb taking a chance going for broke Verb ▲ Present participle for to do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death taking a risk courting disaster playing a dangerous game playing Russian roulette rolling the dice running a risk sailing close to the wind taking a chance Find more words! 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