rooking
present participle ofrook
rook
verb[T]
old-fashionedinformaluk/rʊk/us/rʊk/tocheatsomeone out of somemoney
Synonyms
coninformal
defraud
diddle(TRICK)informal
gypUSinformal old-fashioned
swindle
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- bluff
- fiddle
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- put one over onsomeoneidiom
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
- snooker
Examplesofrooking
rooking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I do not say that he should shout from the housetops that we should "rook"the foreigners, although some of them are"rooking" us all right.
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They have beenrookingthem for years.
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A variety of animal species meet their needs for food, shelter, nesting, androokingin pine rocklands.
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