"foxing" in the verb sense
1. flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
deceive somebody
"We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
2. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
be confusing or perplexing to cause to be unable to think clearly
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"
3. fox
become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
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