Crossword clues for humbugging
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Wiktionary
alt. (present participle of humbug English) vb. (present participle of humbug English)
WordNet
See humbug
n. pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle]
communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: snake oil]
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, put-on]
v. trick or deceive
[also: humbugging, humbugged]
Usage examples of "humbugging".
This was exotic enough, Sybil thought, but at its heart lay the same snicky humbugging politicians always talked, and the audience was growing restive.