tricking

SayTRIK-ing/ˈtɹɪkɪŋ/

3 meanings of tricking

1
verb
Present participle of trick. Use this form for an action that is happening right now.
She is tricking everyone with that fake smile.
The kids kept tricking each other all afternoon.
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2
adjectivearchaic
Meant to fool or cheat people by using tricks.
Like a fox that acts friendly so it can sneak into the henhouse.
The tricking peddler fooled the whole village with his fake medicine.
[I]t is the degenerate fondness for tricking short-cuts, and little fallacious facilities, that has in so many parts of the world created governments with arbitrary powers.
1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceHere, tricking means deceiving, so short-cuts that use trickery to mislead.
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3
noununcountable
Fancy clothing or decoration added to make something look good.
Like all the shiny decorations you add to a costume to make it stand out.
Her hair was full of ribbons and other tricking for the feast.
The soldiers wore bright tricking on their uniforms.
Similartrimming, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, finery
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tricking is a form of trick

trick, verb: To make someone believe something that is not true. Full entry

Forms: tricktricks he/she/ittricking -ing formtricked past tense, past participle
Spelling: trick → tricking: add -ing

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