conning 1 of 3

present participle of con

conning

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verb (2)

present participle of con
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conning

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verb (3)

present participle of conn
as in steering
to operate or control the course of there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor

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“Conning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conning. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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