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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Their father, my grandfather, was a career low-life criminal and was in jail all the time for forgery and conning people. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025 Officials allege that Bester bribed several prison employees into helping with his escape plan, including conning his way into an isolation cell that was located near a fire escape and in an area with limited cameras, per the docuseries, NBC News and GroundUp. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Conning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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