shamming 1 of 2

noun

Definition of shammingnext
as in duplicity

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shamming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sham
as in pretending
to present a false appearance of shammed a most unconvincing limp just to get sympathy

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  1. duplicity
  2. pretending
  3. simulating
  4. assuming
  5. affectation
Noun
  • Newly aware of his subordinate’s duplicity, Masa charges at Yuki from his seat among his look-alikes in the audience.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
  • The right-wing press, though, which had sung the praises of Reuss’ performance a few days earlier, now saw confirmation of characteristic Jewish duplicity and demanded that the government charge Reuss with fraud.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of duplicity
Verb
  • The power of a smile Dolphins love to play around, doing things like flipping, surfing, playing with stuff, chasing each other, and pretending to fight.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Those of us working from home were suddenly spending a lot of time pretending to listen in meetings or during FaceTime catch-ups with homebound friends, examining our facial features in the camera instead.
    Katie Way, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of pretending
Verb
  • They were then grown in laboratory conditions on PET substrates, simulating their natural environment.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • By simulating potential hazards, iCasts has been training miners and planners.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of simulating
Verb
  • The company experienced changes in control, with Evan Bloomberg assuming full voting control through the assignment of Series A Preferred Stock.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Stratos Renewables Corporation's financial statements have been prepared assuming the company will continue as a going concern, with management intending to identify potential merger candidates.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of assuming
Noun
  • His eccentricities — once easily dismissed as the affectations of a lonely man — read maniacal.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Strangely, the results come off as a directorial affectation, a willful cramping of her style.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of affectation
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