sham
noun
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
was shamming
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past progressiveof sham.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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I also saw him, of course, at exercise continually, and I saw that he was becoming insane, and was being treated as if he was shamming.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018
He was not even sure if Cluny was shamming, pretending that his injuries were severe merely as some kind of test or trap that he had set for his captains.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
They knew he was shamming, but said nothing; and went on, soon after entering the house.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
Well, as soon as she made up her mind that he was shamming, she took no notice of his little trick, but touched him up with the whip, and made him go right along.
From Miss Elliot's Girls Stories of Beasts, Birds, and Butterflies by Mary Spring Corning
Ethel caught Belle's rather sceptical eye and, with exquisite coolness, entirely ignored its suggestion that she was shamming.
From The Sins of the Children A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton
