adventuring

verb

present participle of adventure
1
as in endangering
to place in danger adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme

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2
as in risking
to take a chance on if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35

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Recent Examples of adventuring Reading While Laura is off adventuring or getting herself into trouble, Mary is often seen reading or writing. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026 There are captivating lakes aplenty, in particular Como and Garda, and the Dolomites for mountain lovers adventuring with their offspring. — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026 Other creatures abound, all of them combining animal life and foliage with the same mix-and-match obviousness that the rest of this movie combines basic Disney adventuring with Miyazakian eco-concern. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 May 2026 Lee shared some of their travels on social media, from adventuring through Europe for the holidays in 2023 to spending the December 2022 holidays with Youcef's twin children, Hannah and Harris, who are now 10. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 One of those characters is Silas, Sherlock’s adventuring father who doesn’t appear until the end of Episode 4. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 Allison enjoys art, music, nature, photography, storytelling, and adventuring through the world with her son. — Allison Irby Vu, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026 The perfect base for adventuring in style, the secluded spot is attracting serious anglers with some of the world’s best fly-fishing. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025 Unfolding in 1870s Oxford and adventuring abroad, the series will expose the early antics of the anarchic adolescent who is yet to evolve into Baker Street’s most renowned resident. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventuring
  1. endangering
  2. risking
  3. threatening
  4. venturing
Verb
  • Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now also reached beaches on the Gulf Arab country's mainland, to the north of the island, Oman’s environment authority said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Parks worker, Joshua Moe, 24, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment after the child lost parts of her fingers on her left hand when the firework went off Tuesday evening, police said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of endangering
Verb
  • The shortage of rain across much of Europe is taxing water supplies and risking new wildfires.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Preparing him to return properly to a competitive rhythm without risking injury will take time.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of risking
Verb
  • Some of the loudest opposing voices are creatives, who see the products being created by AI companies as something threatening to their own practice and to the world at-large.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman warned at the United Nations Thursday that Yemen’s internal collapse is increasingly threatening interests far beyond its borders.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatening
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  • From early in the match, despite virtually no time in training to build a connection with the centre-backs, Trafford was comfortable venturing far out of his penalty area.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And in essence, Kris undergoes her transition, venturing from being uncomfortable in her own skin and discovering how to surrender to erotic, sometimes dangerous desires.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of venturing

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