sham
noun
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
is shamming
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present progressiveof sham (3rd person singular).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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“He thinks that he may be ordered off in the boat, and is shamming sick to escape, as if such a hop-o’-my-thumb as he is could be of any use.”
From Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days by William Henry Giles Kingston
I think—and the Signor-Lieutenant who ordered his arrest thinks—that he is shamming.’
From Jerry by Jean Webster
"If it is shamming, it is the best I ever saw."
From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lawrence L. Lynch
A thousand thanks, but the man is shamming.
From Riviera Towns by Herbert Adams Gibbons
"The fellow is shamming," said Fletcher to himself; and he felt disgust rather than sympathy.
From The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains by Horatio Alger
