feinting

verb

present participle of feint
as in bluffing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feinting
  1. bluffing
  2. feigning
  3. concealing
  4. disguising
  5. masking
  6. simulating
Verb
  • The plan for the stadium could still collapse; the Bears’ billionaire owners could be bluffing to secure an Arlington Heights deal.
    — Gretchen Kalwinski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • If the prover is bluffing, the verifier will almost certainly find a flaw in the coloring after enough guesses.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
Definition of bluffing
Verb
  • Patients are often described as drug seekers and accused of feigning their pain.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Most artists spend enormous energy maintaining that closeness — or at least feigning it.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of feigning
Verb
  • That sentence is an umbrella concealing a whole lot of other details, however.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors alleged Burke then placed the remains in a black cadaver bag and a garbage bag before concealing them in the front trunk of his Tesla.
    — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of concealing
Verb
  • Nail concealer is an alternative to traditional nail polish that helps improve nails while disguising imperfections.
    — Alexis Berger, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • That can remove visual boundaries, disguising any lines that would otherwise truncate your walls.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 July 2026
Definition of disguising
Verb
  • The dishes use simple seasoning like thick Atlantic Salt, olive oil and lemon to enhance instead of masking the ingredients.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Instead of masking the appearance of discoloration, the trick is to keep this area well-hydrated and supple.
    — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 29 July 2026
Definition of masking
Verb
  • It was supposed to relight its engines for a landing burn off the coast of Texas, simulating maneuvers required to return the booster back to the launch pad for recovery and reuse.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
  • In their new study, the HZDR team says the effect could become especially important for adiabatic quantum computers, a class of machines widely studied for solving optimization problems, searching massive datasets, and simulating molecules.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of simulating
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