The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word USING , but the solution may also be PLYING which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Manipulating crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| USING | 88 % | 5 |
| PLYING | 13 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Manipulating
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- control
- wangle
- falsify
- fake
- misrepresent
- rig
- cook
- fudge
- treat manually
- fabricating
- handing
- handling
Crossword Answer definitions
USING verb- To utilize or employ.
- To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
- (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
- To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
- To behave, act, comport oneself.
- Use; utilization
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result USING
- Taking advantage of
- Employing
- Imposing on
- Exercising
- Treating as a tool
- It follows a good shake
- By way of
- Calling into play
- Putting to work
- Putting to a purpose