gamble
verb (used without object)
to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
am gambling
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present progressiveof gamble (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“But there is no work for us anywhere. There is nothing to do but fight. I know I am gambling with my life, but it is a matter of necessity.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2018
The thing I am gambling on is that after death people become automatically ghosts, and possess thereby complete freedom of movement.
From Time Magazine Archive
It’s true there are no bloodstains on my hands, but this time I am gambling for higher stakes than ever before in my life.
From The Gray Phantom by Herman Landon
