feign
verb (used with object)
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of.
are feigning
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present progressiveof feign.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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The women all behave much older than they are, feigning technological ignorance incongruous with characters only supposed to be in their 50s.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2022
At one point, when the Sadie and McKayla are feigning terror that the town serial killer will come for them next, someone suggests that they stop posting their locations online.
From The Verge ● Oct. 19, 2017
However, as a get-out Sloss suggests "there are scientific methods to determine if you are feigning lack of appreciation".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2014
They have simply coiled themselves upon their slender stems, have drawn in their cilia, and are feigning death.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
You think we are feigning an interest, only to get hold of her?
From The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) by Henry James
