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The correct spelling is decoying.
How to pronounce decoying
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.To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
- 2.To act as, or use, a decoy.
noun
- 1.The act of one who decoys.
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