feign
verb (used with object)
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of.
feigns
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present tense formof feign (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In response, Jenrick said the mistaken release was "a national embarrassment and today the justice secretary feigns anger at what happened."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Like everything else in the movie, it’s artifice that feigns at being fact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
Miranda feigns being open, but she'd rather shape Che's world to her liking instead of fulfilling the reason for her move to L.A., the purpose of which was to be in her lover's world.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2023
For a while, Farrelly feigns to agree; the film starts like a Super Bowl commercial and ends like a hangover.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
While Jasper, his spaniel ears a-droop, feigns indifference to the arrival of the cakes.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
