gambling
Meaning of gambling
verb, gerund or present participle
- play games of chance for money; bet.
he gambles on football
- take risky action in the hope of a desired result.
he was gambling on the success of his satellite TV channel
early 18th century: from obsolete gamel ‘play games’, or from the verb game1.
Information about gambling
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of gambling is: gamblings.
- Languages in which gambling is used:
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Hyphenation of gambling
gam-bling
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- gambling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gambling synonyms
Meaning gaming:
Meaning risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game:
Meaning risk (a sum of money or valued item) against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event; bet:
Meaning travel in a punt:
Meaning play gambling games:
Meaning invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss:
Meaning undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action:
Translation of gambling
Words that rhyme with gambling
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