betting
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betting
- /ˈbɛ.tɪŋ/
- [ˈbɛɾɪŋ] US
Sounds like bedding (t-flapping) · Rhymes with -ɛtɪŋ
adjective
- Describing one who bets or gambles. If I were a betting man, I'd wager my next pay check he couldn't do that again.
verb
- present participle and gerund of bet
noun bettings
- The act of placing a bet. Once the field was prepared, and preliminaries of the game all settled, the bettings all made and goods all “staked,” night came on without the appearance of any players on the ground.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gambling, sporting, indulgent, dissipated, card-playing, gamble, lottery, gaming, racing, expo, placing, note, punters, ceiling, boka, pok
Translations
Talk about this word "betting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/betting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. betting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/betting "betting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/betting.Cite this
@misc{betting_2026,
title = {betting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/betting},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
