hoodwink
verb (used with object)
to deceive or trick.
is hoodwinking
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present progressiveof hoodwink (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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Any con man keeps a special place in his black-hole heart for people who cannot, or will not, see how he is hoodwinking them.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2022
If at the beginning of the film you are concerned that Landis is hoodwinking museums, by the end you might just find yourself rooting for him to succeed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2014
Cardinal Cicognara is hoodwinking the Pope and the whole city of Rome!'
From Sarrasine by Clara Bell
