"chiseling" in the verb sense
1. cheat, chisel
engage in deceitful behavior practice trickery or fraud
"Who's chiseling on the side?"
2. cheat, rip off, chisel
deprive somebody of something by deceit
"The con-man beat me out of $50"
"This salesman ripped us off!"
"we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"
"They chiseled me out of my money"
3. chisel
carve with a chisel
"chisel the marble"
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