RISKING
Verb
risking
present participle of risk
Anagrams
• girkins, griskin, krising
Source: Wiktionary
RISK
Risk, n. Etym: [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg. risco,
Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all probably fr. L.
resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut; -- the word
having been probably first used among sailors. See Section.]
1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has
shaken very strong nerves. Macaulay.
2. (Com.)
Definition: Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. To run a risk,
to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
Syn.
– Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger.
Risk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Risked; p. pr. & vb. n. Risking.] Etym:
[CF. F. risquer. See Risk, n.]
1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods
on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's
fame by a publication.
2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
Syn.
– To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition