concocting
present participle ofconcoct
concoct
verb[T]
uk/kənˈkɒkt/us/kənˈkɑːkt/to make something, usuallyfood, byaddingseveral differentpartstogether, often in a way that isoriginalor notplanned:
He concocted the mostamazingdishfrom allsortsofleftoverfood.
toinventanexcuse,explanation, orstoryinordertodeceivesomeone:
He concocted astoryaboutworkinglate at theoffice.
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- zap
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Mixing and mixtures
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
Examplesofconcocting
concocting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The crucial difference here is that the puritan-minded passions are seenconcoctingan actual conspiracy against their king.
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People would be better served if voluntary effort were devoted to helping those in need, rather than toconcoctingpropaganda figures.
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In this recent meeting and in the realm of defence generally we areconcoctingnothing aggressive against anyone.
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Endless hours were spentconcoctingmission statements and codes of conduct and further endless hours promulgating them to the force.
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They are not ones which have been made from taking a whole lot of other books andconcoctingsomething out of them.
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There are quite sufficient penalties in this country already withoutconcoctingany more, and it is a pity to create further crimes that the industrialist may commit unwittingly.
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It is extremely unfortunate that last summer a great deal of effort was put intoconcoctinginventions about our proposals and then publicising them to patients.
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If he considers that there is anything in that, will he come back with an amendment at a later stage or considerconcoctingone with me?
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People have been convicted but released on appeal when it has been shown that the police fell into the trap ofconcoctingevidence, which is unacceptable.
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She is often shownconcoctingvarious potions, spells and hexes for a multitude of purposes, and even dabbles in fortune-telling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They discreetly bury him,concoctinga story of cholera.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has a lot of nerve, is a womanizer without much luck, and he's alwaysconcoctingone money scheme or another.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In an effort to add more music to the column, he just made stuff up,concoctingand reviewing fictional bands and non-existent records.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mookee is famous for his culinary creations,concoctingfood that is neither appealing nor edible.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.We'reconcoctingit, but at the same time we're following it.
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