feinting

Definition of feintingnext
present participle of feint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feinting
Verb
  • And sometimes bluffing goes beyond saving face.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But some politicians and economists say the billionaires are largely bluffing.
    Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 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
  • But there’s no disguising the noise.
    Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The armed raids and worries about Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents disguising themselves in the community are no longer day-to-day issues, but ensuring people still have a roof over their head is a constant battle.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Scientists mangled the message on masking.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from masking their faces have gained new life in states -- thanks in part to a court ruling that blocked the nation's first such law, in California.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • She and her son are seen posing in front of a mirror together, before Spears begins speaking in an English accent and seemingly simulating a humping motion while wearing tight shorts and a top that exposes her midsection.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In her experiment, McPherson and colleagues created a set-up holding human, mice and pig sperm cells in one part of the compartment and egg cells in the other, divided by a thin channel simulating the female reproductive tract.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Feinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feinting. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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