palm
noun
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
is palming
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present progressiveof palm (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 line gets a laugh, but it’s a ruse: Tarantino is palming off the convolutions of his plot as a knowing gag.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 4, 2016
Far greater joy for him at full noon is palming off upon your guileless self the spurious scarab at a price 300% above its intrinsic worth.
From The Hawk of Egypt by Conquest, Joan
