sham
noun
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
were 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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But I did really believe you were shamming about your memory.
From The Man Without a Memory by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
Then when they brought you up out of the engine room—" "We were shamming, that's all.
From The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht by Edward Stratemeyer
"So you were shamming sleep!" she exclaimed indignantly.
From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
We thought that they were shamming, and treated them like the rest.
From Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days by William Henry Giles Kingston
I begin to believe that you never have been ill, and were shamming so as to get a holiday.”
From Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor by John Schonberg
