Used in a Sentence

faking

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for faking.

Editorial note

Well, faking documents for a bank is a crime, so just because they aren't government doesn't provide protection.

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Quick take

The act of something being faked.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of faking gathered in one view.

noun

The act of something being faked.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for faking.

noun

The act of something being faked.

Example sentences

1

Well, faking documents for a bank is a crime, so just because they aren't government doesn't provide protection.

2

The percentage of cases my dad's worked where the claimant was not very obviously faking is vanishingly small.

3

It's not about faking anything, it's a question of what information you want to leave for posterity.

4

So if they were faking things, there would eventually be signs pointing to faked behavior.

5

And the dismissiveness of the sibling poster aside, yes, pick-up artists can be very successful by faking signals of confidence and status.

6

One trick for faking out various tweet parsing is U+200B, Zero Width Space.

7

I have yet to meet anyone who is faking it and cannot be cracked in 5-10 minutes of carefully-directed prodding.

8

I think shoeluckpotland's original post was wrong to to call those involved in the posited conspiracy, faking both sides, SJWs.

9

At the point you're faking evidence to get convictions on an institutional basis, yeah, it's more than one person agreeing to commit a crime.

10

Force then coerced Green into faking his own death as a ruse.

11

It's humiliating and the cherry on top of the shit sundae is friends, family and every asshole on the internet accusing you of faking it.

12

Oh they are skillful at faking outrage on twitter.

Quote examples

1

A complicating factor is that people reject the treatment because they feel they are being ignored or dismissed as "making it up" or "faking it".

2

The rules say that the gatekeeper has to, of their own volition, type in "I let the AI out." Faking his client into sending that message does not count as a victory.

Proper noun examples

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Faking Timing Advance would be near impossible, because it uses light speed (on the given day's humidity etc).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use faking in a sentence?

Well, faking documents for a bank is a crime, so just because they aren't government doesn't provide protection.

What does faking mean?

The act of something being faked.

What part of speech is faking?

faking is commonly used as noun.