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head-gaming

head-gaming is the present participle and gerund of head-game.

Meaning of head-game

Verb

head-game (third-person singular simple present head-games, present participle head-gaming, simple past and past participle head-gamed)

  1. To psychologically manipulate; to gaslight.
    • Billie was still being persistently head-gamed by the male clientele.2000, Fiona Giles, Chick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Were One?, page 66

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Questions about head-gaming

What is head-gaming the present participle and gerund of?
Head-gaming is the present participle and gerund of head-game.

Words near head-gaming in the dictionary

  1. head-final
  2. head-first
  3. head-game
  4. head-gamed
  5. head-games
  6. head-gaming
  7. head-hop
  8. head-hopped
  9. head-hopping
  10. head-hops
  11. head-hunt

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