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
  • Misprision of felony involves someone knowing a felony was committed, and concealing it and failing to report it to authorities as soon as possible.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Just days before the child’s death, Supervisor Arenas had castigated agency officials for concealing a November status report from the state that listed unresolved concerns.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Many of Joseph’s current defensive principles — disguising blitzers indistinguishably from players dropping back into coverage — are similar to what Cincinnati did a decade ago, under defensive coordinator Guenther.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Two struggling male musicians witness a mob murder and flee by disguising themselves as women in an all-female jazz band.
    Rick Mauch April 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The new approach could change that, targeting the disease process directly instead of masking its effects.
    Ted Scouten, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This hurdle becomes exceptionally steep for adults who have perfected masking their symptoms.
    Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His findings reflect the experience of the company’s Frontier Red Team, a group of 15 Anthropic employees tasked with challenging cybersecurity by simulating adversarial attacks.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The cell also passed nail penetration tests, simulating an internal short circuit, with complete structural integrity.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Feinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feinting. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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