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Feinting is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Feinting in a sentence

Related words

Feinting | Feint | Feints

Feinting meaning

present participle and gerund of feint

Using Feinting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of feint
  • In the example corpus, feinting often appears in combinations such as: feinting early, some feinting.

Context around Feinting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

little 1× slashing 1×

Often after:

early 2× tactic 1×

Sentence patterns with Feinting

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a little feinting early 1× is a feinting tactic for 1× sweat slashing feinting and stabbing 1× with some feinting as barlow 1× with some feinting early 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both men with 3× baulking baulking also 1× plenty realistic at 1×

Common sentence endings:

3 minute bouts 1× inside leg kicks 1× little feinting early 1× some feinting early 1× stops halfway through 1×

Words around Feinting

Just before it in the word index:

feint 20 feinstein 228 feinseth 2 feinsand 4 feinman 4 feininger 7

Just after it in the word index:

feints 14 feira 3 feirstein 3 feisal 4 feiseanna 2 feist 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Feinting

  • In this selection, "feinting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, little, slashing, early and tactic stand out and add context to how "feinting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a little feinting early and is a feinting tactic for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "feinting" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with feinting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Both men with some feinting early. (6 words)

Both men with a little feinting early. (7 words)

Both men with some feinting as Barlow shows some inside leg kicks. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Baulking Baulking (also known as hezie or hesitation shot or "'pump fake'" or dummying in the UK) is a feinting tactic for outside water shots where the player gets in position to shoot but stops halfway through. (37 words)

Plenty realistic, at least, for duelists to work up an impressive sweat slashing, feinting and stabbing in organized, 3-minute bouts. (21 words)

Both men with some feinting as Barlow shows some inside leg kicks. (12 words)

Example sentences (5)

Both men with a little feinting early.

Both men with some feinting early.

Both men with some feinting as Barlow shows some inside leg kicks.

Plenty realistic, at least, for duelists to work up an impressive sweat slashing, feinting and stabbing in organized, 3-minute bouts.

Baulking Baulking (also known as hezie or hesitation shot or "'pump fake'" or dummying in the UK) is a feinting tactic for outside water shots where the player gets in position to shoot but stops halfway through.

Common combinations with feinting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "feinting" in a sentence?
An example: "Both men with a little feinting early." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "feinting" from authentic English texts.
What does "feinting" mean?
Feinting means: present participle and gerund of feint
How many example sentences with "feinting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "feinting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.