Antonyms for feigning
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪn |
Definition of feigning
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French feign-, present participle stem of feindre "pretend, represent, imitate, shirk" (12c.), from Latin fingere "to touch, handle; devise; fabricate, alter, change" (see fiction). Related: Feigned; feigning.
- verb pretend
- "I won't have you go out," she cried, feigning sudden despair.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- He closed his eyes, feigning to drop asleep, as he sometimes did in the afternoon.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Therese had closed her eyelids some time previously, feigning slumber.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- Because it suited her deep purpose, Mary consented, feigning to be persuaded.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- No reason can be imagined for her feigning a possession which has pained her in a thousand ways.
- Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
- I've heard of feigning sickness before now, to get rid of work.
- Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
- Come, my friend, that is indeed too much; unquestionably there was no feigning there.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- Mathilde, feigning sleep, placed her head on Dorn's shoulder.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- Feigning a yawn, Stefano growled, "Who's there at this hour?"
- Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- "I dare say he won't die," said Alan, feigning a cheerfulness he did not feel.
- Extract from : « Hunter's Marjory » by Margaret Bruce Clarke
Synonyms for feigning
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