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grifting

Syllables: grift·ing/ˈɡɹɪftɪŋ/

grifting is the present participle and gerund of grift.

Meaning of grift

Verb

grift (third-person singular simple present grifts, present participle grifting, simple past and past participle grifted)

  1. (US, slang, transitive) To obtain illegally, as by con game.
  2. (US, intransitive, slang) To obtain money illegally.
  3. (US, intransitive, slang) To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

See all 4 meanings of grift

Questions about grifting

What is grifting the present participle and gerund of?
Grifting is the present participle and gerund of grift.
How do you pronounce grifting?
Grifting is pronounced /ˈɡɹɪftɪŋ/.

Words near grifting in the dictionary

  1. griftable
  2. grifted
  3. grifter
  4. grifterness
  5. grifters
  6. grifting
  7. Grifton
  8. grifts
  9. grig
  10. Grigalashvili
  11. Grigg

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