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hornswoggled

hornswoggled is the simple past and past participle of hornswoggle.

Meaning of hornswoggle

Verb

hornswoggle (third-person singular simple present hornswoggles, present participle hornswoggling, simple past and past participle hornswoggled)

  1. (slang, transitive) To deceive or trick.
    • Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.
    Synonyms:
    deceive, dupe, trick

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Questions about hornswoggled

What is hornswoggled the simple past and past participle of?
Hornswoggled is the simple past and past participle of hornswoggle.

Words near hornswoggled in the dictionary

  1. Hornstein-Knickenberg syndrome
  2. Hornsteins
  3. hornstone
  4. hornstones
  5. hornswoggle
  6. hornswoggled
  7. hornswoggler
  8. hornswogglers
  9. hornswoggles
  10. hornswoggling
  11. horntail

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