scheming

SaySKEEM-ing/ˈskiːmɪŋ/

Noun pluralschemings

3 meanings of scheming

1
adjectivederogatory
Often making secret, dishonest plans behind other people's backs.
Her scheming cousin tried to get the house for himself.
The villain in the movie is a scheming old king.
Similarconniving, calculating, devious, manipulative, cunning
Oppositehonest, guileless, straightforward
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2
verb
Present participle and gerund of scheme. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
The kids were scheming to stay up past bedtime.
He is always scheming to get out of his chores.
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
The making of secret, dishonest plans.
All his scheming got him nothing in the end.
The family was tired of her endless scheming.
Similarplotting, intrigue, maneuvering

scheming is a form of scheme

scheme, verb: To make secret plans, often to get something in a dishonest way. Full entry

Forms: schemeschemes he/she/itscheming -ing formschemed past tense, past participle
Spelling: scheme → scheming: drop the e, add -ing

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Origins

Meanings 1–2

Made from scheme and -ing.

Meaning 3

Made from scheme and -ing.