Definition of Shamming

1. Verb. (present participle of sham) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shamming

1. sham [v] - See also: sham

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shamming

shamianas
shaming
shamingly
shamisen
shamisens
shammas
shammash
shammashim
shammasim
shammed
shammer
shammers
shammied
shammies
shamming (current term)
shammos
shammosim
shammy
shammy leather
shammying
shamois
shamos
shamosim
shamoy
shamoyed
shamoying
shamoys
shampers
shampoo

Literary usage of Shamming

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle (1899)
"... too prominently unfolded by circumstances, cuts almost a sorry figure ; where also a certain finesse, to the length even of shuffling and shamming, ..."

2. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"... Ann Put- were the nam as to her own conduct, and shall ^*f*m we suppose the case to have been sub- shamming ? stantially the same with the other girls ? ..."

3. English Associations of Working Men by Josef Maria Baernreither (1889)
"Precautions against shamming sickness.—Settlement of disputes.—Good effects of the Temperance Movement—Social advantages of the Societies. ..."

4. Travels in Various Parts of Peru: Including a Year's Residence in Potosi by Edmond Temple (1830)
"Disagreeable feeling in shamming the agreeable. HAVING ridden about fifteen miles, I stopped at the post-house of Ventilla to refresh the horses and to ..."

5. African Nature Notes and Reminiscences by Frederick Courteney Selous (1908)
"... incidents—Chasing wild dogs with tame ones—One wild dog galloped over and shot— Two others caught and worried by tame dogs—Wild dog shamming dead—Clever ..."

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