feinting

Definition of feintingnext
present participle of feint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feinting
Verb
  • That could mean sneaking into hospitals, or bluffing their way into funerals.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • And sometimes bluffing goes beyond saving face.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When Zuccarello took a swipe with his stick and smacked McCarron in the leg, the big man responded with a Oscar-worthy acting job, feigning like he had been slashed on the wrist.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Thanks for being there and at least feigning interest in my oddball life.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The justices sided with the parents suing over the California policy of concealing children’s gender transitions, which the school facilitates, from parents.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Forcibly disappearing people has long been a tactic by cartels to consolidate control through terror while also concealing homicide numbers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In response, agents began disguising their faces with masks.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But there’s no disguising the noise.
    Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And so there was a ripple effect from me not addressing that grief and trauma; from not respecting it, and running from it, and hiding it, and masking it with alcohol.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Cats are adept at masking illness, a trait inherited from their wild ancestors where showing weakness could be fatal.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The first modern computers used analog systems, which were especially useful for solving problems and simulating dynamic systems in real time.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Finance can also use AI to improve forecasting—and to develop predictive forecasts—not only by generating new scenarios but simulating them, too, Mittal says.
    NBC news, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Feinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feinting. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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