Scheming
['skiːmɪŋ] or ['skimɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scheme
(a.) Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.
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Examples
- They were scheming to outdo one another, to rob weaker contemporaries, to destroy rivals, so that they might for a brief interval swagger. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Not in your sense of the word, but in mine you are scheming to destroy me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I am always avariciously scheming. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But far from being the scheming hypocrite his enemies say he is, Mr. Bryan is too simple for the task of statesmanship. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The royal family was scheming to get farther away from Paris--in order to undo all that had been done, to restore tyranny and extravagance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Her relations were poor and scheming, with the exception of my father; he was poor enough, but not time-serving or jealous. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He was scheming to make himself a real emperor, with a crown upon his head and all his rivals and school-fellows and friends at his feet. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That poor dear Mrs. Bullock, said Rowdy to Hollyock, as they drove away together--she is always scheming and managing. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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