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Antonyms for feinting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : feynt
Phonetic Transcription : feɪnt


Definition of feinting

Origin :
  • 1670s, "a false show, a pretended blow," from French feinte "a feint, sham," abstract noun from Old French feint (13c.) "false, deceitful," originally fem. past participle of feindre (see feign).
  • Borrowed late 13c. as adjective, but now obsolete in that sense. Also as a noun in Middle English with sense "false-heartedness" (early 14c.), also "bodily weakness" (c.1400).
  • As in fence : verb dodge; beat around the bush
Example sentences :
  • Palmer backed off a pace or two, bowing and feinting as if to fight.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • Sam, dancing in front of him, feinting and retreating, could not draw a blow.
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
  • Often there is no reaction to pin pricks or feinting motions.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
  • Feinting at the other, he dodged and seized a pick-handle he had noticed on the floor.
  • Extract from : « The Girl From Keller's » by Harold Bindloss
  • Feinting for the nose, Lad induced Tenebris to lower his tired head.
  • Extract from : « Lad: A Dog » by Albert Payson Terhune
  • This semaphore arm remained rigid for a second, threatening; then it vibrated with inconceivable rapidity, feinting.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Housetops » by Various
  • Woodville, stepping lightly on his toes and feinting with his left, caught Dick on his cheek bone with his right.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • After some minutes of this feinting, the caribou stood still, deliberating some new move.
  • Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • She did not swallow, but held her saliva; did not react to pin pricks or feinting motions before her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
  • The more he danced about, shaking his head and feinting with quick, nervous jabs, the more Lovely's heart warmed up to him.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal Boy » by Owen Johnson

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