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colluding

colluding is the present participle and gerund of collude.

Meaning of collude

Verb

collude (third-person singular simple present colludes, present participle colluding, simple past and past participle colluded)

  1. (intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire.
    • William understood Diana more but idealized her less. He was privy to her volatile love life. He knew the tabloids made her life hell, but he also knew she colluded with them.April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair
    Synonyms:
    to be in cahoots, conspire, plot, scheme

Adjective

colluding (not comparable)

  1. That colludes

Words formed from colluding

Questions about colluding

What does colluding mean?
Colluding means that colludes.
What is colluding the present participle and gerund of?
Colluding is the present participle and gerund of collude.
What part of speech is colluding?
Colluding is an adjective.

Words near colluding in the dictionary

  1. collude
  2. colluded
  3. colluder
  4. colluders
  5. colludes
  6. colluding
  7. colludingly
  8. collum
  9. Collum Collum
  10. Collums
  11. Collumses

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