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cheatings

/ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋz/

cheatings is the plural 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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Questions about cheatings

What is cheatings the plural of?
Cheatings is the plural of cheating.
How do you pronounce cheatings?
Cheatings is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋz/.

Words near cheatings in the dictionary

  1. cheating on
  2. cheating out
  3. cheating out of
  4. cheating the pocket
  5. cheatingly
  6. cheatings
  7. cheatless
  8. cheatlike
  9. cheatline
  10. cheatlines
  11. cheats

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