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The correct spelling is decoying.

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verb

Say it like: Dec-oyi-ng

The correct spelling is decoying. To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap. For example: "to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net"

Usage Examples

to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
  2. 2.To act as, or use, a decoy.

noun

  1. 1.The act of one who decoys.

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