Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or method of stowing a shot-line around the pins of a faking-box, or of coiling a cable.
  • noun The art or practice of concealing the defects of animals by artificial means; swindling.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of fake.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word faking.

Examples

  • I see no sense in "faking" conversation for the sake of teaching language.

    The Story of My Life Annie Sullivan 1905

  • Russia is claiming Reuters is again faking photos.

    More Fauxtography From Reuters? « Tai-Chi Policy 2008

  • A man who made his name faking lunacy built an extraordinarily large home we all considered horrifically gaudy, but nobody objected more than the girl whose parents owned the previous "biggest of the big houses."

    Happy Holidays! & One Random Thought Heo 2006

  • A man who made his name faking lunacy built an extraordinarily large home we all considered horrifically gaudy, but nobody objected more than the girl whose parents owned the previous "biggest of the big houses."

    Archive 2006-04-01 Heo 2006

  • ** Richard Adelfin faking a press badge and getting into all the events

    Archive 2003-02-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • ** Richard Adelfin faking a press badge and getting into all the events

    notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • Unless you call faking low blows, holding, and headbutting enough.

    East Side Boxing 2009

  • You just can't say a guy is "faking" - it's like when you'd complain of having headaches in HS to leave the classroom.

    SLAM Online Marcel Mutoni 2010

  • I don’t like to use the word faking, but most people would so describe it.

    Pictorial Photography in America 1921 Pictorial Photographers of America

  • Or perhaps the idea of faking behavior and taste to find approval from peers was a less than palatable option.

    Andrea Chalupa: Sixteen Candles Por Vida: Still Remembering John Hughes 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.