trick
noun
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
were tricking
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past progressiveof trick.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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In a conference room filled with economists and bank supervisors, Ms. Warren presented her findings: Banks were tricking and cheating their consumers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2017
At first, she thought her eyes were tricking her.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
She knew we were tricking people, but she tried to make us believe that spirits existed.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Hot tears, her tears, were tricking down his hollow cheeks, kindling his stagnant blood by their warmth, and thawing the apathetic chill whose icy hand had lain so heavy upon him.
From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
To her it was no real marriage; she thought they were tricking the minister, so that she should be able to go home.
From Tommy and Grizel by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
