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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"So you were shamming sleep!" she exclaimed indignantly.
From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Some of them were shamming, lying in two senses and groaning when the physicians were present, but able to sit up and play euchre the rest of the day and half the night.
From Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 by Homer B. (Homer Baxter) Sprague
If on the other hand, she were shamming, and were in 19 reality endowed with a measure of the Howe shrewdness, that was another matter.
From The Wall Between by Sara Ware Bassett
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
But I did really believe you were shamming about your memory.
From The Man Without a Memory by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
