Meaning & use
Gulling
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The act of deceiving or tricking someone, especially by exploiting their credulity.
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The con artist made a career of gulling wealthy investors out of their savings.
His gulling of the townsfolk was finally exposed by a suspicious banker.
A note on using this word
From the verb 'gull,' meaning to deceive or dupe; a 'gull' is also an old term for a person who is easily fooled.
Words with a similar meaning
dupingswindling
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Deceiving or tricking someone into believing something false.
He was gulling his neighbors with fake investment schemes.
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