verb
- pretending to have or be something false; faking
Usage: present participle of ‘sham’
noun
- the act of pretending or faking something
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- He was shamming illness to avoid the test.
- The soldier was caught shamming injury to get out of duty.
- She suspected he was shamming his enthusiasm for the project.
- His shamming of concern fooled no one.
- The doctor could tell the patient was shamming symptoms.
- Stop shamming and tell us what really happened.
- Her shamming of happiness was obvious to her friends.