chance
noun
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency.
are chancing
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present progressiveof chance.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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BST12:54 79 mins: It’s not just the Germans who are chancing their arm from distance – Hayden’s dipping 30-yarder is tipped round the post by a flying Benaglio.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2015
Having given manager Diego Maradona the boot, Al Wasl are chancing their arm after inviting him to a 'farewell ceremony' in the UAE.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2012
