hoax
noun
something intended to deceive or defraud.
have been hoaxing
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present perfect progressiveof hoax.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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You are a regular old trump," said the Yorkshireman, after listening attentively until Mr. Jorrocks had exhausted himself, "but, you see, you've never been at Newmarket, and the people have been hoaxing you about it.
From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Robert Smith Surtees
The man might have been mad, or have been hoaxing him, or exaggerating, he kept thinking to himself.
From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave
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