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Hoaxing

Hoax \Hoax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.] To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively.
--Lamb.

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hoaxing

vb. (present participle of hoax English)

Usage examples of "hoaxing".

If I hadn’t come in with a hoaxing tale about your Nurse and a roll of lint he would be here yet!

You cannot possibly remember at this distance of time how blue her eyes were, or how gold her hair, so stop hoaxing me!

I never thought of hoaxing you, but only that I was perhaps refining too much upon something that was said—very likely with no other purpose than to vex me!

At the same time, I don’t like hoaxing Marlow, for that’s what I should be doing, no question about it!

He must certainly believe her to be hoaxing him, playing off a detestable cajolery that could only disgust a man of sensibility.

Daresay you're fond of her, but it won't do to be hoaxing Giles about today's business.