feigns
- present tense form of feign (3rd person singular).
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
Tedros feigns sympathy but also immediately identifies another way to control Jocelyn.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Greg feigns shock at having to "push the button," but then shrugs out, since nothing much will change if he doesn't do that – or for him personally.
From Salon ● May 15, 2023
Slant watches over us all; Charles feigns sleep.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
