Found 2 items, similar to finessing.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: finesse finesse n : subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Finessing Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Finessing.] 1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play. [1913 Webster]