bilk
verb (used with object)
to defraud; cheat.
were bilking
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past progressiveof bilk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It told of responsible families who paid their bills being forced to pick up the costs of more affluent Americans and others who were bilking the system.
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