chancing

noun

1. the happening of events without apparent cause, or the apparent absence of cause or design; fortuity; luck: to leave things to chance
2. an unpredictable event or accidental happening
3. a risk or gamble
4. a ticket in a lottery or raffle
5. an advantageous or opportune time or occasion; opportunity: you'll have a chance to go
6. a possibility or probability: there is little chance of success; what are their chances of winning?
7. Archaic a mishap; mischance
8. ☆ Baseball an opportunity to field a ball on which a fielder is credited with a putout or assist, or charged with an error

adjective

intransitive verb chanced, chancing

1. to have the fortune, good or bad: I chanced to see them
2. to happen by chance

transitive verb