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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These were the first pangs of jealousy that Coningsby had ever experienced, and they revealed to him the immensity of the stake which he was hazarding on a most uncertain die.
From Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
It was hazarding much; and yet victory would bring its reward.
From The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness by Thomas Guthrie Marquis
"It is wonderful," agreed David, wondering if he was hazarding too much.
From The Flaming Forest by James Oliver Curwood
No doubt every fellow was hazarding some sort of guess.
From Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums by Mark Overton
They clearly thought that he was hazarding both profit and honour if he stayed away.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds
