decoying

verb

Meaning

To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
To act as, or use, a decoy.
The act of one who decoys.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

lure(English)bait(English)decoy-duck(English)decoy duck(English)duck decoy(English)decocker(English)decocture(English)dodging(English)

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Sources

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