Meaning & use
Feinting
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Making a deceptive movement or action designed to mislead an opponent about one's real intentions.
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The boxer kept feinting with his left before landing a right hook.
The general ordered a small unit to begin feinting toward the eastern flank to draw enemy troops away.
A note on using this word
Common in sports and military contexts, from French 'feindre,' meaning to feign or pretend.
Words with a similar meaning
fakingbluffing
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