stiffing

verb

present participle of stiff
1
as in isolating
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events

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2
as in cheating
to rob by the use of trickery or threats customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffing
  1. isolating
  2. cheating
  3. rejecting
  4. squeezing
  5. cutting
  6. hustling
  7. snubbing
  8. screwing
Verb
  • Carl Schuster, who served three tours on the Lincoln’s sister ship, the USS Nimitz, in the late 1970s and 1980s, said life aboard can be isolating, especially for enlisted crew who work deep inside the 100,000-ton carriers.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Practicing isolating these muscles and squeezing them when not in urgent need of a bathroom can help in the longer term when dealing with the need to go to the bathroom without a toilet readily available.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of isolating
Verb
  • The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The British-Argentine actor’s point has less to do with her conflicted con artist cheating death numerous times and besting her mobster in-laws, as well as the FBI.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheating
Verb
  • The issue has split circuit courts, with the 9th Circuit (which Idaho is part of) and six other circuit courts rejecting the administration’s position.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These critiques assume that people rejecting vaccines have access to good information about them, but that’s not always the case, Marnik said.
    — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • Squeeze your glutes, engage your core and drive your heels into the floor to raise your hips up to the ceiling while gently squeezing the ball.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Google hasn't explained the cut, but the timing lines up with the same memory and AI infrastructure costs squeezing pricing across the entire industry this year.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • The finding highlights the challenge that could lie ahead if the county’s mayor and commissioners try to significantly reduce property-tax spending without cutting pay or services in those areas.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, 8086 kilograms of denim waste from cutting-table offcuts, testing and second-choice samples was converted into 600 boards.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • Besides Instagram hustling and scouring job boards, entrepreneurial editors find gigs when creators call out for help.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Devers, who finished with three hits, eschewed his power for small ball in the fifth, laying down a surprise bunt for a single, then hustling home on Susac’s sacrifice fly.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of hustling
Verb
  • However, when one of the three women feels guilty about snubbing their lifelong pal, Mel shows up and suddenly the weekend turns to complete chaos, tempting the trio to break free from the madness that has hobbled their friend group for years.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yet no one hauled him before Congress to answer for stoking racial tensions, snubbing George Washington, or making America sad on her birthday.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of snubbing
Verb
  • There’s a storyline in season two about AI being employed at the hospital, then screwing everything up when the system goes down.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of screwing
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