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.
was feinting
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past progressiveof feint.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Whether or not Germany was feinting to study her foe's reaction, as she did twice last winter before invading the Lowlands, last week the Battle of Britain stayed in the air and at sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
He feinted, and while he was feinting Tom was on him.
From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
