feign
verb (used with object)
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of.
am feigning
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present progressiveof feign (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As to love, Anne," he continued, his voice softening, "do not fancy that I am feigning anything when I say that I do love you.
From Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson
I do not know whether I still possess a glimmer of hope, or am feigning it for self-deception, and to feed my soul's desire with empty expectation.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg
