cheat
verb (used with object)
to defraud; swindle.
are cheating
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present progressiveof cheat.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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You don’t want to give the impression that you have a script or are cheating in some way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
No one says, "You aren't really in recovery from diabetes because you are cheating by taking insulin."
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2023
“If you are a person who is not technical, if someone is telling you the machines are cheating you, you might believe it because you don’t understand how the systems work,” Skoglund said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Council leader Adam Hug said: "The people selling overpriced and often out-of-date sweets are cheating the UK taxpayer and very often swindling their customers into the bargain."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2022
Ah, but you are cheating, you must say, 'I am a rat,’” said Botticelli, smiling his slow smile at Roscuro.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
