hoodwinking

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hood·wink
[;ho;od;wiNGk]
verb
hoodwinking (present participle)
deceive or trick (someone):
"an attempt to hoodwink the public"
Similar:
deceive
trick
dupe
outwit
fool
delude
cheat
take in
bluff
hoax
mislead
misguide

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hoodwinking  Adjektiv / Partizip Pr;sens
taeuschend adj
seltener:
hintergehend adj
„hoodwinking” koennte Present Participle sein von
hoodwink sb.  Verb (hoodwinked, hoodwinked)
(jdn.) taeuschen v
hintergehen v


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Bedeutung von hoodwink auf Englisch
 
hoodwink
verb [ T ]
UK  /;h;d.w;;k/ US  /;h;d.w;;k/
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to deceive or trick someone:
hoodwink someone into doing something He hoodwinked us into agreeing.
Synonym
bamboozle informal
 SMART Vocabulary: Verwandte W;rter und Ausdr;cke
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(Definition von hoodwink aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
hoodwink | AMERIKANISCHES W;RTERBUCH
hoodwink
verb [ T ]
US  /;h;d;w;;k/
Add to word list
to deceive or trick someone:
We were hoodwinked into believing that we had won a lot of money.
(Definition von hoodwink aus dem Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
BEISPIELE von hoodwink
hoodwink
Who exactly expresses this desire to be hoodwinked?
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That is how we were treated, and, therefore, the men are forewarned and forearmed, and they are not now going to be hoodwinked.
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The great federalist strategy is under way, to hoodwink the peoples!
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Nor will they deal sensibly with the problem of traffic congestion, a matter over which they have hoodwinked the public.
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It may have been hoodwinked; it probably was hoodwinked.
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Some here may think we are being deceived and hoodwinked, and by being deceived ourselves are deceiving others.
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I believe that it is offensive also to members of the committee to suggest that we are liable to be hoodwinked by politically motivated staff.
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Instead, it carried out its normal policy of hoodwinking the public.
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We must bear it in mind that many of us are being hoodwinked.
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I would much rather see those in need given straight monetary add than be confused and hoodwinked by a false price.
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That is exactly the situation and it is an attempt really to hoodwink the public.
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I hope that they will deal with cause and effect and not try to hoodwink the public.
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We are not trying to produce an elaborate means of hoodwinking the commission, drawing the wool over its eyes or doing a sweetheart deal.
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We intend to ensure that gas consumers get a fair deal and are not hoodwinked in the newly emerging energy markets.
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If one makes a concession of this sort for a reason of this sort one is hoodwinking oneself.
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