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swindling
Variant of swindle
transitive verb swindled, swindling
- to get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud
- to get by false pretenses or fraud
intransitive verb
to engage in swindling others
noun
an act of swindling; trick; cheat; fraud
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