adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈbɛ.tɪŋ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:[ˈbɛɾɪŋ]
homophone: bedding (t-flapping)
rhymes with -ɛtɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:B EH1 T IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Describing one who bets or gambles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
If I were a betting man, I'd wager my next pay check he couldn't do that again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of placing a bet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of bet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
led a dissipated life
a betting man
a card-playing son of a bitch
a gambling fool
sporting gents and their ladies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissipated, card-playing, sporting
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُرَاهَنَة
(murāhana)
— act of placing a bet
Finnish:
vedonlyönti
— act of placing a bet
German:
Wetten
— act of placing a bet
Macedonian:
обложување
(obložuvanje)
— act of placing a bet
Macedonian:
кладење
(kladenje)
— act of placing a bet
Portuguese:
aposta
— act of placing a bet
Russian:
бе́ттинг
(bétting)
— act of placing a bet