Feigning

Word FEIGNING
Character 8
Hyphenation feign ing
Pronunciations /ˈfeɪnɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Feigning"

What do we mean by feigning?

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

To imagine; to invent; to pretend.

To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.

To hide or conceal.

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The word "feigning" in example sentences

Amnon lay down, and made himself sick -- The Orientals are great adepts in feigning sickness, whenever they have any object to accomplish. let Tamar my sister come and make me a couple of cakes -- To the king ❋ Unknown (1871)

I was toying with the idea of feigning ADS in the comment threads. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

As ConWebWatch previously reported, a Dec. 5, 2008, article by Klein mined a blog post by former Weatherman member Jeff Jones to baselessly present speculation that Obama "is 'feigning' a centrist position on some issues so he can ultimately push through a radical agenda" as indisputable fact. ❋ Unknown (2009)

| Reply | Permalink it's only 'feigning' ignorance if the speaker isn't actually ignorant. nice to know that you know what he knows. and for your next trick: winning lottery numbers! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Should we simply accept that the messiness and contestability of contemporary politics leave little room for Principled Pollyannas who refuse to engage in any kind of feigning, fibbing, and fakery? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Gay GOP leader BLASTS Bush for "feigning" outrage over Mary Cheney, while gay-baiting to help his re-election by on ❋ Unknown (2004)

Gay GOP leader BLASTS Bush for "feigning" outrage ... ❋ Unknown (2004)

You know, I think I was a little burned out or kind of feigning being jaded and too cool for high school. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Levine found, through a series of interesting tests, such as feigning a blind person trying to find and retrieve a lost letter, that ❋ Unknown (2004)

He knew nothing of the elaborate machinery of ingenious chicane, - such as feigning bankruptcy - fraudulent conveyances - making over to his wife - running property - and had never heard of such tricks of trade as sending out coffins to the graveyard, with negroes inside, carried off by sudden spells of imaginary disease, to be "resurrected," in due time, grinning, on the banks of the Brazos. ❋ Unknown (1853)

His comments came as sources in Israel told The Daily Telegraph that Britain was "feigning" outrage over the abuse of UK passports by the hit squad, widely thought to have been from the Israeli intelligence service Mossad. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bluffs such as feigning a desire to be a knuckle of NATO in the Mideast instead of a member of the Semitic World, was yet another deterrent tactic that backfired.

There are many stories told of the craft of the fox to compass his prey, of which Ol. Magnus hath many: such as feigning the bark of a dog to catch prey near the houses; feigning himself dead to catch such animals as come to feed upon him; laying his tail upon a wasp's nest and then rubbing it hard against a tree, thus catching the wasps so killed; ridding himself of fleas by gradually going into the water with a lock of wool in his mouth, and so driving the fleas up into it and then leaving it in the water; by catching crab fish with his tail, which he saith he himself was a witness of. ❋ Various (N/A)

Conservative politicians have a lot to gain by feigning religiosity, but making a big show of your religion is not necessarily a sign of sincere faith. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Taylor, feigning horror and a weak stomach, addressed Matthews. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We are getting very tired of republicans distorting the truth and feigning outrage when they are called liars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“What are you writing, Dr. Nickerson?” he asks, feigning deep concern. ❋ Lisa Genova (2011)

If he hadn't known better, he would have bet she was feigning simply to levy an insult. ❋ Vic Fortezza (2011)

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