scheming
scheming is the present participle and gerund of scheme.
Meaning of scheme
Verb
scheme (third-person singular simple present schemes, present participle scheming, simple past and past participle schemed)
- To plot, or contrive a plan; to maneuver.
- Laura snatches coins from inside a truck to make a telephone call, scrounges shoes and clothes for them at a municipal beach, schemes to get a room key so she and Howie can sleep overnight in the Starlight Motel, steals a Jeepster from a deputy sheriff who's trying to arrest them.1987 November 8, Ron Hansen, “CHILDREN'S BOOKS; DISCOVERING THE OPPOSITE SEX”, in The New York Times
- To plan; to contrive; to maneuver.
- He schemed a plot. He made use of the hotel's stationery to write a letter.1908, Bohemian Magazine, volume 15, page 381
Adjective
scheming (comparative more scheming, superlative most scheming)
Noun
scheming (countable and uncountable, plural schemings)
- The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.
Synonyms of scheming
Forms of scheming
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more scheming |
| superlative | most scheming |
| Noun | |
| plural | schemings |
Origin of scheming
From scheme + -ing.
Questions about scheming
- What does scheming mean?
- Scheming means tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.
- What is scheming the present participle and gerund of?
- Scheming is the present participle and gerund of scheme.
- What part of speech is scheming?
- Scheming can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near scheming in the dictionary
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