tricking (out)

verb

present participle of trick (out)
as in dressing up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricking (out)
  1. dressing up
  2. doing up
  3. fancying up
  4. trapping
  5. decorating
  6. draping
  7. adorning
  8. enriching
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  • Earlier this week, Kardashian started the trend by dressing up as her 13-year-old daughter, trading her typical skintight uniform for her teen’s more tomboyish emo aesthetic.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Their theme is Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride, with the racers dressing up as the movie characters for race day.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dressing up
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  • What in the world are those overgrown basketballs doing up there?
    — Rui Bo, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
  • Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of doing up
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  • The Toronto International Film Festival was also a font of high-end timepieces, with celebrities fancying up their wrists for the red carpet.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Definition of fancying up
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  • Murres resemble penguins with dense, waterproof feathers that look like a tuxedo and function like a wetsuit — trapping a layer of air against their skin to keep them warm and dry, Boland said.
    — Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The incident happened on July 9, trapping approximately 100 vehicles inside the garage.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • Social media adds its own momentum, with shoppers sharing seasonal store displays, decorating ideas and new Halloween collections.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The National Retail Federation’s Halloween research documents the widening set of ways people participate, including decorating, dressing up and taking part in activities that reward early preparation.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of decorating
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  • The sleeveless minidress is made in a satin lime green fabric and designed with a straight neckline, draping and knotted elements at the shoulder and hip.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But simply draping garments willy-nilly anywhere isn’t your best move because wet laundry needs the right conditions to dry completely.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of draping
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  • Tourism picks up Whether arriving from within Chile or overseas, tourists are venturing into the remote, inhospitable areas of the Atacama to admire the millions of flowers adorning vast areas of the desert, stretching from the coast to the horizon.
    — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Growing up thousands of miles away from the Hollywood sign in Bratislava, Slovakia, ADÉLA spent her childhood studying American pop stars and had posters of Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande and Britney Spears adorning her bedroom walls.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of adorning
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  • In our case, that involves parsing legal agreements clause by clause and enriching each clause with plain-English explanations, risk scores and preapproved alternatives.
    — Robert Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Collectively the display contributes to enriching knowledge of and challenging conventions on ocean topics.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of enriching
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