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cheatin'

cheatin' is the pronunciation spelling of cheating.

Meaning of cheating

Noun

cheating (countable and uncountable, plural cheatings)

  1. An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
    • the cheatings and impositions of your pitiful trade1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The Disowned
  2. The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
    • Cheating is the sixth C of Cinematography ... it is the art of arranging people, objects or actions, during filming or editing1965, Joseph V. Mascelli, The Five C’s of Cinematography

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What is cheatin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Cheatin' is the pronunciation spelling of cheating.

Words near cheatin' in the dictionary

  1. Cheatham
  2. Cheatham County
  3. Cheathams
  4. cheatier
  5. cheatiest
  6. cheatin'
  7. cheating
  8. cheating death
  9. cheating fate
  10. cheating on
  11. cheating out

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