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PERILLING
Verb
perilling
present participle of peril
Source: Wiktionary
PERIL
Per"il, n. Etym: [F. péril, fr. L. periculum, periclum, akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and E. fare. See Fare, and cf. Experience.]
Definition: Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers. 2 Cor. xi. 26. Adventure hard With peril great achieved. Milton. At, or On, one's peril, with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of. "On thy soul's peril." Shak.
Syn.
– Hazard; risk; jeopardy. See Danger.
Per"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Periled or Perilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Periling or Perilling.]
Definition: To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
Per"il, v. i.
Definition: To be in danger. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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