manipulating
USmuh-NIP-yuh-layt-ing/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt.ɪŋ/UKmuh-NIP-yuu-layt-ing/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of manipulate. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
She is manipulating the puppet's strings to make it dance.
Manipulating people to get what you want is unfair.
Note
manipulating is a form of manipulate
manipulate, verb: To trick or control someone for your own benefit, often without them knowing. Full entry
- Forms
- manipulatemanipulates he/she/itmanipulating -ing formmanipulated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- manipulate → manipulating: drop the e, add -ing
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