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sporting
adjective
involving risk or willingness to take a risk
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- PORTIN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈspɔɹtɪŋ
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
involving risk or willingness to take a risk
“a sporting chance”
adjective
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
“a clean fight”
adjective
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
“led a dissipated life”
adjective
relating to or used in sports
“sporting events”
In context
Example Sentences
a sporting chance
sporting blood
a clean fight
a sporting solution of the disagreement
sportsmanlike conduct
led a dissipated life
a betting man
a card-playing son of a bitch
a gambling fool
sporting gents and their ladies
sporting events
sporting equipment
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