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Definition

verb. acting as if something is true when it is not.

Example Sentence

We were pretending to be interested in the speech.

More Example Sentences

She is pretending to be a teacher.

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

pretending
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • bending
  • blending
  • ending
  • fending
  • lending
  • mending
  • pending
  • rending
  • sending
  • spending
  • tending
  • trending
  • vending
  • wending

  • amending
  • ascending
  • attending
  • commending
  • contending
  • defending
  • depending
  • descending
  • expending
  • extending
  • impending
  • intending
  • misspending
  • offending
  • portending
  • pretending
  • relending
  • suspending
  • transcending
  • unbending
  • unending

  • apprehending
  • comprehending
  • condescending
  • recommending

  • overextending
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