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pigeon

/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/ verb C2
  1. To deceive with a confidence game. (transitive)

He/she/it pigeons · Past pigeoned · Past participle pigeoned · -ing form pigeoning

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Verb forms

Base form
pigeon
He/she/it
pigeons
Past
pigeoned
Past participle
pigeoned
-ing form
pigeoning

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She had just succeeded in curving it down into a graceful zigzag, and was going to dive in among the leaves, which she found to be nothing but the tops of the trees under which she had been wandering, when a sharp hiss made her draw back in a hurry: a large pigeon had flown into her face, and was beating her violently with its wings.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 36 · B2
“Serpent!” screamed the Pigeon.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 36 · B2
“Serpent, I say again!” repeated the Pigeon, but in a more subdued tone, and added with a kind of sob, “I’ve tried every way, and nothing seems to suit them!”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 36 · B2
“I’ve tried the roots of trees, and I’ve tried banks, and I’ve tried hedges,” the Pigeon went on, without attending to her; “but those serpents!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 36 · B2

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