(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
Mr Ferguson said the prisoner ~ed the story to get a lighter sentence.
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together.
Eugene was ~ing Rossini Cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries.
VERB: V n