cheat
verb (used with object)
to defraud; swindle.
is cheating
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present progressiveof cheat (3rd person singular).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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The belief that everyone is cheating makes students feel both that it’s more acceptable and that it’s necessary to compete, Moriarty said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
That may be literally true, but it is difficult to watch Kramnik’s numerous videos on Naroditsky’s play, analysis, eye movements, and the like without concluding that Kramnik is implying that Naroditsky is cheating.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2025
I'd mention Edon Zhegrova at Juventus, too, another edge-of-your-seat winger, but having two is cheating.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
“People have told me my wife is cheating on me, people have told me I have a dead body in my basement, people have told me I’m autistic,” he said.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2024
This is cheating, as in reality I pull them out.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
