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Showing words for GAMBLING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Gambling

gambling

7 Letter Words for Gambling

ambling, balming, blaming, gabling, lambing

6 Letter Words for Gambling

abling, baling, gaming, gigman, gimbal, gingal, laggin, laming, lingam, malign

5 Letter Words for Gambling

aging, albin, algin, align, baign, banig, bigam, binal, blain, bling, gamin, imban, lamin, langi, liang, ligan, liman, limba, linga, mangi, milan, nigga

4 Letter Words for Gambling

agin, agni, alin, amil, amin, amli, anil, anim, bail, bain, bali, balm, bang, bani, biga, bigg, bima, bing, blag, blam, blan, blin, gabi, gail, gain, gali, gamb, gang, giga, gila, ging, glam, glia, glib, glim, iamb, iman, inga, lain, lamb, lang, lima, limb, limn, lina, ling, mabi, magg, magi, mail, main, mali, mang, mani, mgal, mian, migg, mila, ming, nagi, naib, naig, nail, ngai, nimb

3 Letter Words for Gambling

abl, abm, abn, ail, aim, ain, alb, alg, aln, amb, ami, bag, bai, bal, bam, ban, big, bim, bin, gab, gag, gal, gam, gan, gib, gig, gim, gin, glb, iba, ibm, igg, ign, ing, lab, lag, lai, lam, lan, lib, lig, lim, lin, mab, mag, mal, man, mba, mia, mib, mig, mil, min, mna, nab, nag, nam, nbg, nib, nig, nil, nim

Definitions for Gambling

[1] the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.
[2] the act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly: If you don't back up your data, that's gambling.
[3] to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
[4] to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.
[5] to lose or squander by betting (usually followed by away ): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.
[6] to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom.
[7] to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.
[8] any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
[9] a venture in a game of chance for stakes, especially for high stakes.
[10] (intr) to play games of chance to win money
[11] to risk or bet (money) on the outcome of an event, sport, etc
[12] (intr often foll by on ) to act with the expectation of to gamble on its being a sunny day
[13] (often foll by away) to lose by or as if by betting; squander
[14] a risky act or venture
[15] a bet, wager, or other risk or chance taken for possible monetary gain

Words related to Gambling

action, speculation, gaming

Words nearby Gambling

gambier, gambier islands, gambit, gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof

Origin of Gambling

e1150–1200; Middle English gamenen to play (Old English gamenian ), with substitution of -le for -en; see game1

Words that may be confused with Gambling

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, gamblegamble, gambol

Other words from Gambling

gam·bler , noun
an·ti·gam·bling , adjective
non·gam·bler , noun
out·gam·ble , verb (used with object), out·gam·bled, out·gam·bling.
o·ver·gam·ble , verb (used with object), o·ver·gam·bled, o·ver·gam·bling.
pro·gam·bling , adjective
re·gam·ble , verb, re·gam·bled, re·gam·bling.
un·gam·bled , adjective
un·gam·bling , adjective

Word origin for Gambling

eC18: probably variant of game 1

Synonyms for Gambling

action, gaming, speculation, staking, laying odds