hoax
noun
something intended to deceive or defraud.
had been hoaxing
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past perfect progressiveof hoax.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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My impression was that some wag had been hoaxing either the Plymouth correspondent or the London editor of the Globe.
From The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster
