trick
noun
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
have been tricking
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present perfect progressiveof trick.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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The arrest and rescue follow the publication of a BBC investigation exposing how scammers in Mityana, posting social content of dogs in distress, have been tricking international donors out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
At Cinco de Cuatro, Lucille bumps into George, realises the brothers have been tricking her and tells George she wants a divorce.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2013
I could have been tricking Miranda’s dog, playing cards with A.J.’s family or watching Aldo balance a broom on his finger.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
This, Irungu said, was an injustice he would not stand; N'yamgundu fairly earned his reward, but Maula must have been tricking to get more than himself.
From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke
Why, you have been tricking and deceiving me.
From In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First by Lancelot Speed
