feint
verb/feɪnt/
/feɪnt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they feint | /feɪnt/ /feɪnt/ |
| he / she / it feints | /feɪnts/ /feɪnts/ |
| past simple feinted | /ˈfeɪntɪd/ /ˈfeɪntɪd/ |
| past participle feinted | /ˈfeɪntɪd/ /ˈfeɪntɪd/ |
| -ing form feinting | /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ |
- (especially in sport) to confuse your opponent by making them think you are going to do one thing when you are really going to do something elseWord Originlate 17th cent.: from French feinte, past participle (used as a noun) of feindre ‘feign’.
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