Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hornswoggle
Participle: hornswoggled
Gerund: hornswoggling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | hornswoggle |
| you | hornswoggle |
| he;she;it | hornswoggles |
| we | hornswoggle |
| you | hornswoggle |
| they | hornswoggle |
Perfect
| I | have hornswoggled |
| you | have hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | has hornswoggled |
| we | have hornswoggled |
| you | have hornswoggled |
| they | have hornswoggled |
Past
| I | hornswoggled |
| you | hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | hornswoggled |
| we | hornswoggled |
| you | hornswoggled |
| they | hornswoggled |
Pluperfect
| I | had hornswoggled |
| you | had hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | had hornswoggled |
| we | had hornswoggled |
| you | had hornswoggled |
| they | had hornswoggled |
Future
| I | will hornswoggle |
| you | will hornswoggle |
| he;she;it | will hornswoggle |
| we | will hornswoggle |
| you | will hornswoggle |
| they | will hornswoggle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hornswoggled |
| you | will have hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | will have hornswoggled |
| we | will have hornswoggled |
| you | will have hornswoggled |
| they | will have hornswoggled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hornswoggle |
| you | hornswoggle |
| he;she;it | hornswoggle |
| we | hornswoggle |
| you | hornswoggle |
| they | hornswoggle |
Perfect
| I | have hornswoggled |
| you | have hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | have hornswoggled |
| we | have hornswoggled |
| you | have hornswoggled |
| they | have hornswoggled |
Imperfect
| I | hornswoggled |
| you | hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | hornswoggled |
| we | hornswoggled |
| you | hornswoggled |
| they | hornswoggled |
Pluperfect
| I | had hornswoggled |
| you | had hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | had hornswoggled |
| we | had hornswoggled |
| you | had hornswoggled |
| they | had hornswoggled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hornswoggle |
| you | would hornswoggle |
| he;she;it | would hornswoggle |
| we | would hornswoggle |
| you | would hornswoggle |
| they | would hornswoggle |
Perfect
| I | would have hornswoggled |
| you | would have hornswoggled |
| he;she;it | would have hornswoggled |
| we | would have hornswoggled |
| you | would have hornswoggled |
| they | would have hornswoggled |
Imperative
| you | hornswoggle |
| we | Let's hornswoggle |
| you | hornswoggle |
Verbs conjugated like 'hornswoggle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hornswoggle'
boondoggle,
broggle,
console,
cornhole,
croggle,
forslugge,
honeyfuggle,
honeyfugle,
roggle,
shoggle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unknown, 1829 US, jocular coinage like contemporary absquatulate. Presumably horns + waggle with humorous faux ablaut or combination with wobble (compare later woggle, 1923), perhaps inspired by lassoed steers trying to escape by moving their head.
Sample Sentences
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Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.