hazard
noun
an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable.
was hazarding
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past progressiveof hazard.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"It is wonderful," agreed David, wondering if he was hazarding too much.
From The Flaming Forest by Curwood, James Oliver
They clearly thought that he was hazarding both profit and honour if he stayed away.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington
No doubt every fellow was hazarding some sort of guess.
From Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums by Overton, Mark
It was hazarding much; but where so many lives were in jeopardy, he felt bound to incur the hazard.
From The Crayon Papers by Irving, Washington
Adams never forgave this slap, and he and his descendants have kept up the “mortal enmity” which Franklin knew he was hazarding.
From The True Benjamin Franklin by Fisher, Sydney George
