masquerade
noun
a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
masquerading
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present participleof masquerade.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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Hunter Schafer plays Yeoh’s partner, a human masquerading as a replicant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The agent even sent people direct messages masquerading as the real people it had researched.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I hadn’t learned yet that I was a Type A person masquerading as Type B. The disguise began to fray almost immediately.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
I keep coming back to psychoanalyst Karen Horney’s 1950 discussion of neurosis and the professions—how they can attract exactly the wrong people, masquerading ideals they don’t possess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Who was the man or woman masquerading in Wagon Lit uniform?
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
