finessing
verb
Meaning
- To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or strategem.
- To play (a card) as a finesse.
- To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.
- To attempt to win a trick by finessing.
- To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.
- The act of handling something with care or skill.
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