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.
were 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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Enough German planes were feinting at London to keep the night-flying defenders there preoccupied.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a sudden carefulness in their stance and movements, as if they were feinting before a deadly opponent.
From The Unlearned by Raymond F. Jones
