Hoodwinking

Word HOODWINKING
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Definitions and meanings of "Hoodwinking"

What do we mean by hoodwinking?

To deceive by disguise; to dupe, bewile, mislead.

To cover the eyes with a hood; to blindfold.

To overshadow something in a way that one is blind or oblivious to it.

To hide or obscure.

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The word "hoodwinking" in example sentences

This is just another blatant attempt in hoodwinking the female vote. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In a world of Google Earth and instant communication, such hoodwinking is impossible. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Anyway, he almost did succeed in hoodwinking the police, and would have done so entirely but for Lady Molly's strange intuition in the matter. ❋ Unknown (1912)

At some point, though, he finally realizes that the drugs are "hoodwinking" him. ❋ Dr. Daniel Seidman (2011)

And why do you say that it is a "hoodwinking" to give away the keys to the fort? ❋ Michael Turton (2007)

An angry Ontario Consumer Minister Jim Watson, meanwhile, said Jetsgo's bosses should be arrested and charged for "hoodwinking" an unsuspecting flying public. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The Liberal Democrats have accused Mr Straw of "hoodwinking" the British public and misleading Parliament. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Ripper has been accused of "hoodwinking" psychiatrists into believing that voices from God had ordered him to kill prostitutes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the war against corruption, there cannot be half hearted measures aimed at 'hoodwinking' or ❋ Unknown (2009)

If he just sat there he's an accomplice in the "hoodwinking" too. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hannity went on to quote one of the widely cited emails that other right wingers have used to supposedly "prove" that there has been some kind of hoodwinking going on. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, a spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses said the bank was "hoodwinking" customers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They have succeeded in hoodwinking the public, including my friend. ❋ Robert Reich (2011)

This should be a wake up call to the state and federal agencies who subscribe to the practice of propping up diminishing native fish numbers with hatchery fish and hoodwinking the public that their streams are healthy viable ecosystems. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As he has shown in plays such as The Shape of Things and The Mercy Seat, he's a moralist who seems to delight in depicting human cruelty and in hoodwinking an audience. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But the piece isn't important for what it says about Obama's alleged hoodwinking of Harris's and VandeHei's colleagues. ❋ Greg Sargent (2011)

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