pretending

noun verb

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: pre-tend-ing (3)

English Definition

Behaving as if something is true when you know it is not

Example Sentence

She was pretending to be asleep.

US IPA /prɪˈtendɪŋ/

UK IPA /prɪˈtendɪŋ/

feigning faking simulating dissembling

being honest revealing disclosing