Definition of "machinating" []

• Present participle of machinate. (verb)

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• "Anytime someone starts talking about mysterious forces “machinating,” I start to get uncomfortable with the conversation."
• "A more accurate translation would describe China as "machinating to become a hegemonic state.""
• "I guess he may be machinating behind the scenes, but I haven't heard anything."