tricking (out)

verb

present participle of trick (out)
as in dressing up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricking (out)
  1. dressing up
  2. doing up
  3. fancying up
  4. trapping
  5. decorating
  6. draping
  7. adorning
  8. enriching
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  • Fine jewelry designer Lauren Harwell Godfrey and Savas founder Savannah Yarborough are making a compelling case for dressing up Western wear.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • After dressing up as an anthropomorphic worm, an incredibly realistic ET, and a chimpanzee complete with prosthetic facial features and ears, the supermodel is ready to amaze us once again.
    — Alfredo Toriello, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of dressing up
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  • What in the world are those overgrown basketballs doing up there?
    — Rui Bo, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
  • Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of doing up
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  • The Toronto International Film Festival was also a font of high-end timepieces, with celebrities fancying up their wrists for the red carpet.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Definition of fancying up
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  • Severe king tide flooding is covering street after street across several Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods, trapping residents in their homes and raising water levels by six inches above previous king tides.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • Social media adds its own momentum, with shoppers sharing seasonal store displays, decorating ideas and new Halloween collections.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The National Retail Federation’s Halloween research documents the widening set of ways people participate, including decorating, dressing up and taking part in activities that reward early preparation.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of decorating
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  • The bodice of the dress was gathered at the front, giving way to a long, draping skirt.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
  • These covers wrap individual seat, back or chaise cushions rather than draping the whole couch at once.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of draping
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  • Additional details include facade perforations adorning the upper pavilion edges and walls, maintaining a feeling of openness between the courtyard spaces and the adjacent streets.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Tourism picks up Whether arriving from within Chile or overseas, tourists are venturing into the remote, inhospitable areas of the Atacama to admire the millions of flowers adorning vast areas of the desert, stretching from the coast to the horizon.
    — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of adorning
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  • Mulch helps gardens by limiting weeds, holding moisture, and enriching soil over time.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, Cazzu’s triumphant 2025 LP, Latinaje, was both personal and pop, enriching her trap bravado with cumbia, chacareras, and the colorful garb of her native Jujuy.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of enriching
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