Gulling

/ˈɡʌlɪŋ/

धोखा देना; छल करना; बहकाना (या धोखा देने की घटना)

Origin & History

From the verb gull (to deceive), recorded in English from the 16th–17th centuries; gulling is the present participle/gerund and also a noun meaning an act of deception.

यह अंग्रेज़ी क्रिया 'gull' (धोखा देना) से बना है, जिसका प्रयोग 16वीं–17वीं शताब्दी से मिलता है; 'gulling' इसका present participle/gerund है और संज्ञा रूप में 'धोखा देने की घटना' भी।

Definition

Gulling means deceiving someone by making them believe something false, often to gain an advantage; it can also refer to an instance of such deception.

'Gulling' का अर्थ किसी को झूठी बात पर विश्वास कराकर धोखा देना या छल करना है, अक्सर अपने लाभ के लिए; यह धोखा देने की किसी एक घटना को भी दर्शा सकता है।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
He was gulling customers with fake discounts.
Noun:
The whole deal was a gulling of innocent buyers.

Usage Examples

She realized too late that she was being gulled by a smooth talker.
Online scams often rely on gulling people into sharing passwords.
The salesman’s gulling tactics were reported to the manager.
He apologized for gulling his friends with a made-up story.

Antonyms

Informing Enlightening Clarifying Being honest Telling the truth

Related Forms

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Idioms & Phrases

Gull someone into (doing something)
किसी को बहकाकर/धोखा देकर (कुछ) करवाना
Get gulled
धोखा खा जाना
Easy to gull
आसानी से बहक जाने वाला/ठगा जाने वाला