Shamming

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  • v. Present participle of sham.
  • Word Usage
    "Ainsworth might dip his pen in the grossest epithets; Boz might dabble in the mysterious dens of Hebrew iniquity; even Bulwer might hash up to us his recollections of St. Giles's dialogue; and yet it was evident that they were all the while only "shamming" -- only cooking up some dainty dish according to a _recipe_, or, as it is still frequently pronounced, a"
    Equivalent
    Antonym
    real    sincere    genuine   
    Verb Form
    shammed    shamming    shams   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    shamming    shammed   
    Form
    shamateur   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    make-believe    delusion    imposture    humbug    false   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Abram    Am    Cam    Dam    Durham   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hypocrisy    deceit    fraud    humbug    mock