adventuring


ad·ven·ture

A0103800 (ăd-vĕn′chər)n.1. a. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.b. An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.2. An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.3. Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.4. A financial speculation or business venture.v. ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing, ad·ven·tures v.tr.1. To venture upon; undertake or try: adventure a joke.2. To expose to danger or risk: "I had adventured other people's safety in a course of self-indulgence" (Robert Louis Stevenson).v.intr.1. To proceed despite risks: adventure into the wilderness.2. To take a risk; dare: "the first glass of wine I have adventured to drink" (Lawrence Sterne).
[Middle English aventure, from Old French, from Latin adventūrus, future participle of advenīre, to arrive; see advent.]

adventuring

(ədˈvɛntʃərɪŋ) nthe act of doing adventurous things or having adventures