Antonyms for swindling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : swin-dl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɪn dl

Definition of swindling

Origin : 1782, back-formation from swindler. Related: Swindled; swindling. As a noun from 1833.

verb cheat, steal

Example sentences :

I had it in me to give him the lie, to denounce him then for a low, swindling trickster.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

She said ‘Yes’ to him only for the sake of that fatuous, swindling father of hers.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

She said “Yes” to him only for the sake of that fatuous, swindling father of hers.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

The counterfoil altered too—very deliberate piece of swindling.
Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Manby told him fair and straight that he was a swindling cur.
Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

The proprietor called it a "game of skill;" but it was nearer a game of swindling.
Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens

With all his swindling schemes, Mr. Annister would not go too far.
Extract from : « The Boy from the Ranch » by Frank V. Webster

The swindling of those fellows at Silverbridge had been too much for him.
Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope

I don't pretend to be a lawyer; but it looks to me very much like swindling.
Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The swindling scoundrel has had his punishment before this, so let him go.
Extract from : « Glyn Severn's Schooldays » by George Manville Fenn

Synonyms for swindling

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