hoodwinking
Speech parts
1. hoodwinking - Noun
2. hoodwinking - Verb
Meaning
hoodwinking
present participle of hoodwink
hoodwinking (plural hoodwinkings)
An act of deception.
Synonyms
vamp
lying
cheating
feint
fooling
glaucoma
dupery
barratry
deceiving
tricking
snowing
fobbing
blindfolding
Antonyms
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I sometimes think love is God's way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes into procreating and wanting children. I've felt that need to want to raise a child. It's a creative urge. But you can express that creative urge in other ways.