swindling
present participle ofswindle
| 单词 | swindling |
| 释义 | swindling present participle ofswindle swindle verb[T] uk/ˈswɪn.dəl/us/ˈswɪn.dəl/to getmoneydishonestlyfrom someone bydeceivingorcheatingthem: They swindledlocalbusinessesout ofthousands ofdollars. Thewealthybankerwasultimatelyconvictedof swindlinginvestors. Synonyms cheat coninformal defraud diddle(TRICK)informal gypUSinformal old-fashioned rookold-fashionedinformal to deceive someone
Fraud & corruption
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cheating & tricking Examplesofswindlingswindling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I do not think that the £100 which was suggested would be in any way adequate for offences ofswindlingthe public by these shady practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How many foreign visitors, fleeced by mock auctioneers, have been surprised that such obviousswindlingcould be conducted in such brazen and open fashion? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Swindling, the age of consent and various other examples of how we might gain have been raised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is largely because many have had experience of theswindlingtactics of the mock auctioneer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some mock auctioneers have made themselves rich men by theirswindlingmethods, and the courts must have power to teach them a real lesson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What we have been doing economically over the years isswindlingpeople out of their savings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think there is moreswindling, particularly of poor people, done in the retail trade of coal and wood than almost anywhere else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When the money disappears, it disappears either through gross negligence or throughswindlingdirectly by those who are in control of these moneys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this to meet certain vested interests in the oil trade, to give them another way out for making huge profits byswindlingthe public? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It surprised many people that there could be such a clear exposure ofswindlingtechnique. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from xenophobia, which has been mentioned, those offences include computer-related crime, environmental crime,swindlingand sabotage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To some extent, it is a fact that the males have, over the years, succeeded very thoroughly inswindlingthe females of the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, theswindlingis much more systematic than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But in this worst of all forms ofswindlingit seems to me that the promoters are getting away with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thatswindlingis going on now there is no doubt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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