All 8 Uses
feint
in
A Storm of Swords
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- Feints.†
p. 662.1 *
- "Grandfather," Mero said, "run off before I break your stick in two and bugger you with—" The old man feinted with one end of the staff, pulled it back, and whipped the other end about faster than Dany would have believed.†
p. 788.3
- Like a serpent's tongue it flickered in and out, feinting low and landing high, jabbing at groin, shield, eyes.†
p. 972.1
- "You raped her," he called, feinting.†
p. 972.5
- Ser Gregor hacked at it, but the thrust had only been a feint.†
p. 974.4
- Harma Dogshead was with him, Jon saw, back from her raids and feints along the Wall, and Varamyr Sixskins as well, attended by his shadowcat and two lean grey wolves.†
p. 1017.1
- I drew your garrison away with feints and raids and secondary attacks.†
p. 1019.2
- He was almost ready to lower his blade and call a halt when Emmett feinted low and came in over his shield with a savage forehand slash that caught Jon on the temple.†
p. 1088.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(feint) any distracting or deceptive maneuver; or the act of making the maneuverFeint is most typically used for physical maneuvers as when boxing, fencing, or moving troops where a mock attack diverts attention from the real attack. But it can also be used much more generally as when Charlotte Bronte wrote of "a mere feint of politeness."
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, feint is a non-standard spelling of faint in the sense of something that is barley perceptible.