Dictionary Entry

feigning

Part of Speech: verbPronunciation: /ˈfeɪnɪŋ/Used In Literature ↓

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

In a Sentence

“The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.”

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Common Phrases

death feigningsleep feigningillness feigningignorance feigning. feigningsurprise feigningfeigning whilefeigning only

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Poetry examples for “feigning”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Outbraves the pride of June
With statelier semblance, feigning
No fear lest death be soon:

And pass our scarlet of red saffron's mark.
No such voice-feigning bird was on the ground,
Thou spok'st thy words so well with stammering sound.

To soothe my heart I, feigning, seized
A pen, and, showering tears, declared

AS pleted, home bound. Feigning an air
of lofty disdain, Edward W. Bok of the Ladies’ Home

From grief that is but passion,
From mirth that is but feigning,
From tears that bring no healing,

From grief that is but passion,
From mirth that is but feigning,
From tears that bring no healing,

In equal strength through space abide;
Though, feigning dwarfs, they crouch and creep,
The strong they slay, the swift outstride:

Then on Baptiste, as if she understood
What passed between us, she was only feigning.
Baptiste was anxious for her; but no more

Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most freindship if feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then heigh-ho, the holly!