All 3 Uses
feigned
in
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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- Joe, is doing push-ups in front of a group of elderly women, who feign interest and clap politely.
p. 23.5 *feign = pretend to feel
- Morton and Smitty slid gently in, feigning interest.†
p. 73.9feigning = pretending (making a pretense of)
- The man beside him, an estate attorney, nodded slightly, feigning interest.†
p. 176.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(feigned) pretended -- usually pretending to feel something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)