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- verb Present participle of
hoax .
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Examples
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As attractive as this scenario might appear, hoaxing is highly, highly unlikely.
Biggest sauropod ever (part…. II) Darren Naish 2007
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As attractive as this scenario might appear, hoaxing is highly, highly unlikely.
Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007
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The Americans are often themselves the cause of their being misrepresented; there is no country perhaps, in which the habit of deceiving for amusement, or what is termed hoaxing, is so common.
Diary in America, Series One Frederick Marryat 1820
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Visitors to the site are also shown graphic images of the effects of the disease and are offered the opportunity to pass on the warnings by "hoaxing" a friend with a link to the spoof tanning service.
icNewcastle 2009
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Visitors to the site are also shown graphic images of the effects of the disease and are offered the opportunity to pass on the warnings by "hoaxing" a friend with a link to the spoof tanning service.
icHuddersfield 2009
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Visitors to the site are also shown graphic images of the effects of the disease and are offered the opportunity to pass on the warnings by "hoaxing" a friend with a link to the spoof tanning service.
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'hoaxing' is not a pretty word, my dear, and I hope you won't tell your father I used it, for I should not like him to think that I was not choice in my language, after living with such a woman as
Cranford Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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"hoaxing" outside the politicians - and even with them I've been happy to concede that they've probably genuinely convinced themselves it's for the best**.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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"hoaxing" outside the politicians - and even with them I've been happy to concede that they've probably genuinely convinced themselves it's for the best**.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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You are absolutely right-In my experience most “senior” police officers are hoaxing themselves their bosses and the taxpaying for drawing large amounts of money for being unable to do the job. on July 13, 2009 at 7: 48 pm blueboy
Pizza, Pasta, Expresso and Me! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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