raffle
noun
a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
raffling
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present participleof raffle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The raffling of turkeys highlighted the food insecurity many families in the area are facing, Jurado said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
Organisers are also raffling 10 pairs of tickets to raise money to for the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake appeal, with entries open until 8 March.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023
They thought it was funny and weird that the event was raffling off a chocolate cake, she said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2023
He's already selling greeting cards, T-shirts, hats, wine glasses, footballs, placemats and Christmas ornaments, along with raffling off tickets to see him perform.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2022
“I bought a chance from a little kid just the other day. They beautiful rosaries. A lady I know won the outboard motor the sisters was raffling last year.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
