"scheming" meaning in English

See scheming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more scheming [comparative], most scheming [superlative]
Etymology: From scheme + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|scheme|-ing|id2=participial}} scheme + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} scheming (comparative more scheming, superlative most scheming)
  1. (derogatory) Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots. Tags: derogatory Translations (tending to scheme): խարդախ (xardax) (Armenian), intrigant (Catalan), intrigant (French), intrigante (Galician), cizañeiro (Galician), cizañento (Galician), compangueiro (Galician), intrigant (German), 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (birunains) (Gothic), υστερόβουλος (ysteróvoulos) (Greek), beartach (Irish), calcolatore (Italian), intrigante (Portuguese), intrigante (Spanish), trapisondista (Spanish), beräknande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-scheming-en-adj-L3eV~nTC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 44 12 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 10 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: schemings [plural]
Etymology: From scheme + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|scheme|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} scheme + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scheming (countable and uncountable, plural schemings)
  1. The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scheming-en-noun-ga6sm715 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 44 12 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From scheme + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|scheme|-ing|id2=participial}} scheme + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scheming
  1. present participle and gerund of scheme Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scheme
    Sense id: en-scheming-en-verb-L02HTm-o Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 44 12 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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