- present participle of deceive.
deceiving
Example Sentences
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Bai would later be expelled from the surrogacy industry’s ethics group for her role in assisting a U.S. couple accused of deceiving surrogates into carrying more than 20 children for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
At some point in childhood, through one classic fable or another, most of us absorb the lesson that looks can be deceiving.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
The name Strawberry Moon is deceiving as the Moon is not actually pink or red in colour.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Finally, it’s a lesson for all of us not to judge people on what they say or their appearance, because both can be deceiving, as this Moneyist Facebook Group member pointed out.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
The humiliation of wearing a uniform, even if it was blue, and deceiving people was tempered by the genuine lift which came of having her own money rather than receiving an allowance like a child.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
