Hoodwink - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhʊdwɪŋk|
Brit.
|ˈhʊdwɪŋk|
verb
- influence by slyness (syn: beguile, juggle)
- conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end (syn: bamboozle, snow)
- conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end (syn: bamboozle, snow)
Extra examples
Don't let yourself be hoodwinked into buying things you don't need.
...Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence....
He hoodwinked us into agreeing.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: hoodwink
he/she/it: hoodwinks
present participle: hoodwinking
past tense: hoodwinked
past participle: hoodwinked
I/you/we/they: hoodwink
he/she/it: hoodwinks
present participle: hoodwinking
past tense: hoodwinked
past participle: hoodwinked
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