delude
verb (used with object)
to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive.
have been deluding
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present perfect progressiveof delude.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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My blood - painfully milked out of my index finger - will determine whether I have been deluding myself too.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2022
Of course, it seemed harder to me, but I could have been deluding myself.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2009
I'm afraid you have been deluding yourself into a belief in some impossible compromise.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
You have been deluding yourself all along; why don't you go on?
From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by May Agnes Fleming
I have been deluding myself with flattering hopes.
From Three Comedies by R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson) Sharp
