Thesaurus results for CHISELING

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noun

variants or chiselling

as in swindling

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chiseling

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verb

variants or chiselling

present participle of chisel

as in squeezing

to rob by the use of trickery or threats ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money

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Recent Examples of chiseling

Noun

There’s an art to the hand-cutting and chiseling of the tiles which has been passed down through generations. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025 The type of manual mining Ojibwe perform to obtain pipestone, however, involves crawling into small caves and careful chiseling by hand. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone. — CBS News, 1 May 2026 Moyes knows this squad well, both its strengths and weaknesses, and has become adept at chiselling out points on his travels. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Monroe County High School students are chiseling a marble sculpture for America's 250th birthday, guided by an internationally renowned artist and supported by their community. — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026 Then the hard work began, like a sculptor chiseling a block of marble into a work of art. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026 For 11 days starting in late January, downtown fills with ice and snow sculptures, lively parades, and some of the region’s most skilled carvers chiseling massive blocks into glistening scenes. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025 The dog dug through the snow, chiseling out her masterpiece as the couple stood back laughing at Nala's determination to keep the snowman out of the yard. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Jason Dawson of the Children's Cancer Centre chiseling the bricks around the time capsule. — Patrick Smith, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseling

Noun

Her lawyers, Giuseppe Iannaccone and Marcello Bana, have denied there was a case of grand larceny, which would include fraud and swindling.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026

Definition of swindling

Verb

Planning a Broadway show night in New York City means squeezing a full day into the blocks around Times Square, and the right pre-Broadway show itinerary can turn a two-hour ticket into a memorable outing.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
The result is a new generation of patients planning trips around treatments rather than squeezing appointments into an existing vacation.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of squeezing

Noun

The United States will compete in the relay, which starts with a section of skinning — essentially racing uphill with a free heel and climbing skins glued to the skis.

— The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
Nicknamed skimo, ski mountaineering combines uphill skiing (skinning), technical climbing (bootpacking) and downhill skiing.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of skinning

Verb

That rings especially true in the garden, where hands have dug through the earth for centuries, harvesting vegetables and plucking beautiful blossoms.

— Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026
There is no longer much question as to whether Platner is suitable for public office, and even less question as to whether plucking him from political obscurity made any sense.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of plucking

Noun

Her defrauding of the Foundation, however, surpassed that figure as FBI agents dug deeper into her theft.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
And what could be more legitimate of a cause for removing a governor of the nation's central bank—which is, among other things, the lender of last resort to the country's financial institutions—than the alleged defrauding of those very financial institutions?

— Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

Definition of defrauding

Verb

These slim-fit mid-rise joggers look perfect for hustling around a busy airport, but are also stylish enough to wear while sightseeing.

— Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Langford was injured during Friday’s game after hustling on a double.

— Cal Phillips June 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

Definition of hustling

Noun

Despite multiple requests from test takers and lawmakers, the DMV has not provided any details about the nature of the alleged cheating, and some of those who must take the test over feel like they’ve been unfairly accused.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
But that successful act of cheating is central to Maradona’s legend, as is his defiance in the aftermath.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Definition of cheating

Verb

The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026