Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: feint
IPA transcription: [f'eɪnt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: feint
    Meaning: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: feint
    Meaning: deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"
Usage examples
  • "It must be a feint or a blind," he said.
  • I stepped into the street, and as the horse approached I made a feint of stopping him.
  • Is it your pleasure, sir, that we decline and we fall?' with a feint of taking up the book.
  • May not even this be a feint that will increase your triumph by affording a wider scope for your revenge?"