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单词 feinting
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feint

1 of 2

noun

ˈfānt How to pronounce feint (audio)
: something feigned
specifically : a mock blow or attack on or toward one part in order to distract attention from the point one really intends to attack
The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.

feint

2 of 2

verb

feinted; feinting; feints

intransitive verb

: to make a feint

transitive verb

1
: to lure or deceive with a feint
2
: to make a pretense of

Example Sentences

Noun The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook. Verb He feinted with his right, then followed with a left hook.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
His response is calculated and cold, perhaps suggesting that the Jeter persona was a brilliant feint rather than naturally vanilla. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2022 Doubtless, the greedflationists will explain in due course how this is all part of some deeper scheme, a feint perhaps to trap the unwary. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 May 2022 The knowing smiles on Muti, Hanna, and CSO strings’ faces at the end of the concerto made their corny feint into B major at the end — present in some of Bottesini’s many versions of the concerto, axed in others — almost forgivable. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 That could prove more difficult if Mr. Putin decided to move some of his forces back — whether as a real retreat or a strategic feint. New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022 General Rudskoi’s statement could also be a feint as Russia regroups for a new offensive. New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 Nobody ever said taking on Florida’s political machine was for the feint of heart—which may be why so few companies in the tourism industry have done it. Zach Everson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 His outreach to Latin America could be a feint, a way to complicate the West’s response to his threatened invasion of Ukraine. New York Times, 15 Feb. 2022 The initial reaction within the Biden Administration was to question whether the Russian move was yet another feint. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2022
Verb
What’s more, Susan Neuman told me, some clever members of the sixty per cent may be able to feint their way through books for early readers, and so the true extent of their lack of decoding skills may not emerge until as late as third grade. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Unlike Nolan, who wrestled with political questions in his Batman films—successfully or not—Snyder’s movies feint toward depth. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 15 Mar. 2021 But instead of just directly attacking the tackle’s near shoulder off the snap, Crawford disguises his intention by feinting a speed rush. John Owning, Dallas News, 3 June 2020 Sandworm spent years obfuscating and feinting and leaving false flags to suggest that others were behind its handiwork. Dina Temple-raston, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019 Also feinting were designers like Burberry’s Riccardo Tisci and Area’s Piotrek Panszczyk and Beckett Fogg, who used beading to create the effect of a dress layered upon a real one. Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2019 That does lead us down an interesting path, though: If the story and the stars are a lot of what makes great rom-coms work, and Hollywood is feinting toward more inclusive casting and storytelling, how will rom-coms evolve going forward? Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 29 Aug. 2018 The Belgium midfielder feinted one way and then the other, Danny Rose got himself tied up in knots, and Januzaj bent a finish into the top corner. Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 28 June 2018 These threads, along with a drama school rivalry involving Diana Cowper’s future movie star son, provide more than enough material for Horowitz to feint this way and that before revealing the killer and, just as important, the killer’s motivations. Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French feinte, going back to Middle French fainte, feinte "act of dissembling, subterfuge," noun derivative from feminine past participle of feindre "to fabricate, dissemble, feign"

Verb

derivative of feint entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1644, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1741, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

feint 1 of 2

noun

ˈfānt How to pronounce feint (audio)
: a pretended blow or attack at one point or in one direction to take attention away from the point or direction the attack or blow is really coming from

feint

2 of 2

verb

feinted; feinting
: to make a feint
The boxer feinted right, then struck with his left.

feinting

verb

present participle of feint
as in bluffing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bluffing
  • feigning
  • concealing
  • disguising
  • simulating
  • masking
  • camouflaging
  • faking
  • shamming
  • affecting
  • posing
  • masquerading
  • counterfeiting
  • dissembling
  • pretending
  • professing
  • impersonating
  • dissimulating
  • playacting
  • putting on
  • acting
  • assuming
  • playing
  • making out
  • letting on
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