gaffing

verb

Definition of gaffingnext
present participle of gaff
1
as in tricking
to cause to believe what is untrue a sleazy schemer who gaffed gullible people into thinking they could get rich with a money-making opportunity

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2
as in squeezing
to rob by the use of trickery or threats the operators of the traveling carnival had gaffed patrons with a variety of time-honored ruses

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffing
  1. fooling
  2. cheating
  3. deceiving
  4. teasing
  5. hustling
  6. beating
  7. bleeding
  8. doing
Verb
  • Liverpool are regularly seeing apps that replicate the appearance of genuine tickets — fooling not just first-time visitors to Anfield.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate aim is, with the use of multiple layers of such transformations, fooling malware classifiers into thinking malicious code is, in fact, totally benign.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fooling
Verb
  • And no, this isn’t some cheating scandal or love triangle.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Niemann, who had previously admitted to cheating in online games, denied Carlsen's allegations.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheating
Verb
  • Arizona's temperature can be deceiving and deadly.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • As Soon As This Week That number is certainly deceiving, though.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceiving
Verb
  • Seinfeld was clearly teasing, but sure enough, several headlines reported it as gospel with perhaps a mention three paragraphs in that it was intended to be humorous.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk are teasing the third and final season of the Netflix series.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of teasing
Verb
  • This is indeed a car that will reward you for hustling it down a twisty road should the desire arise.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And for Lil Baby, one of the hottest artists out at the moment, the transition from hustling in the streets of Atlanta to earning over $100 million in record deals and endorsements came with a harsh financial wake-up call.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hustling
Verb
  • As the run progresses, players will earn money by beating rounds (called Blinds) which can be used to purchase Jokers (permanent modifiers and multipliers), Tarot cards (one-time use effects), and Planet cards (poker hand level ups).
    Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That’s right—she’s managed to outdo even herself, beating her 17-week streak from 2023.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of beating
Verb
  • The tactic makes sense to prevent darker pigments from bleeding onto the lighter items.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, the bruises and bleeding in the child’s brain were the lingering result of a traumatic birth.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of bleeding
Verb
  • Of course, major record labels were interested in whatever the ex-Jane’s members were doing at the peak of their fame.
    Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, the Panthers made the call to shut down their 1,100-yard rusher to prevent him from doing further damage to his strained calf or other body parts over the final two games of the season.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of doing
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