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gam·bling

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. gambling, gaming, playnoun

    the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

    "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"

    Synonyms:
    manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, play, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

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  1. binion

    Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  
  2. sattamatkanoun

    it a old famous word for gambling

    Submitted by dprocks213 on August 15, 2022  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gamblingnoun

    Synonyms:
    gaming, playing for money

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "gambling":

    gaming, betting, gamble, game, gambling-related, bookmaking, casino, stake, games, hazard, play

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How to use gambling in a sentence?

  1. Edward Millard:

    It's not going to hurt nothing. As far as gambling goes, this thing has been going on for years. You're never going to hurt this town. We've got so much to offer.

  2. Ambrose Bierce:

    The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

  3. Samson Williams:

    I was done gambling.

  4. Shai Heffetz:

    We are aware that the two markets are converging, but we are keeping our financial trading and gambling parts quite separate.

  5. Gauri Maulekhi:

    The offenses have been made very clear and explained to the district and state authorities, but they choose to turn a blind eye towards it. It is not just for entertainment that these animals are made to fight, but it is( also) due to the heavy betting and gambling that goes on in the garb of these events.


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