gambling
- adjective
- /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/
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apostador
- She struggled to control her gambling habits, often placing bets on football matches.
Examples
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And you said he had a gambling addiction.
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But, you know, the truth was that they they really were all sports enthusiasts, all gambling enthusiasts.
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And you said he had a gambling addiction.
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Where you can put somebody or put yourself really on a list where you are banned from all gambling, all gambling.
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His gambling nature made it difficult for him to save money for the future.
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After years of gambling, he decided to seek help for his addiction.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who often plays card games for fun or money
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6.7
Living a life of gambling and betting
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
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5.3
A group of people who secretly run illegal betting, like on sports or card games
- Formal
An agreement that depends on the result of a bet and cannot be enforced by a court
How Habitual
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Morphology
Etymology
Gambling as a description comes from the same root as gamble and game, which meant 'play'. So a 'gambling' person is someone who often takes risky bets or keeps playing with money, making risk-taking part of their behaviour.