dummy
noun
an imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop.
dummying
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present participleof dummy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But half a lap later, Norris went for the position again into Turn 12, dummying Leclerc and this time making the move stick.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
An early second-half try from Bennison, taking a fizzing Lomax cut-out ball and dummying Matt Dufty, seemed to deflate Warrington, and Saints dominated thereafter.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2023
EST 09:29 4 min Toner takes this time and Ireland go right, Sexton looping and dummying to make a metre or so through the middle.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2016
But there were also patient, one- or two-pass attacks, scrum-half Mike Petri prompting and MacGinty darting and dummying.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2015
Bob and Bat were dummying on the station at the time, and looking after the Skeleton paddock.
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
