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Grammar : Verb
Spell : swin-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɪn dl



Definition of swindling

Origin :
  • 1782, back-formation from swindler. Related: Swindled; swindling. As a noun from 1833.
  • verb cheat, steal
Example sentences :
  • I had it in me to give him the lie, to denounce him then for a low, swindling trickster.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • She said ‘Yes’ to him only for the sake of that fatuous, swindling father of hers.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • She said “Yes” to him only for the sake of that fatuous, swindling father of hers.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • The counterfoil altered too—very deliberate piece of swindling.
  • Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • Manby told him fair and straight that he was a swindling cur.
  • Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • The proprietor called it a "game of skill;" but it was nearer a game of swindling.
  • Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens
  • With all his swindling schemes, Mr. Annister would not go too far.
  • Extract from : « The Boy from the Ranch » by Frank V. Webster
  • The swindling of those fellows at Silverbridge had been too much for him.
  • Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
  • I don't pretend to be a lawyer; but it looks to me very much like swindling.
  • Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The swindling scoundrel has had his punishment before this, so let him go.
  • Extract from : « Glyn Severn's Schooldays » by George Manville Fenn

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