bamboozling
present participle ofbamboozle
单词 | bamboozling |
释义 | bamboozling present participle ofbamboozle bamboozle verb[T] informaluk/bæmˈbuː.zəl/us/bæmˈbuː.zəl/totrickordeceivesomeone, often byconfusingthem : She was bamboozledintotellingthem hercreditcardnumber. Synonym hoodwink Cheating & tricking
Examplesofbamboozlingbamboozling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They got back to power bybamboozlingthe people about their real intentions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is now generally accepted that the housewife—the consumer—is subjected to expensive brainwashing,bamboozlingand deception. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The study is a very good example of econometricbamboozling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is another case of manipulation; another case ofbamboozling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not suggest that they werebamboozlingor attacking them, but bewildering them and antagonising them by subjecting them to a long list which they do not understand. 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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