- present participle of gamble.
gambling
Americannoun
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the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.
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the act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly.
If you don't back up your data, that's gambling.
Etymology
Origin of gambling
Example Sentences
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According to the Sunday Times, Cottrell is a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and is involved with the offshore gambling website Tether.bet.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
A fund either excludes alcohol and gambling or it does not.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
“When you start gambling on somebody’s potential death or harm, you’re really diminishing the value that you’re placing on human life,” Skeet said.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
Some of Axon’s own employees accused Smith of gambling the company’s future on something no one wanted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
According to my father, Dusty Muleman’s dream was to open a gambling boat that never left the calm and safety of its harbor.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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