feign
verb (used with object)
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of.
has been feigning
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present perfect progressiveof feign (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors contend that is largely an act and Girardi has been feigning dementia for years to dodge accountability for stealing millions of dollars from clients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Suddenly—as an insect that has been feigning death cautiously unrolls itself and starts into action—in each seed the great miracle of life begins.
From The Reign of Law; a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields by James Lane Allen
Painfully reaching the top of this eminence, Roland stumbles and falls across a Saracen, who has been feigning death to escape capture.
From The Book of the Epic by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
