feint
noun
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Cleburne says: "I have feinted, feinted, and feinted, until I can't feint any longer."
From "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show by Sam R. Watkins