0 present participle of feint --
1 to pretend to move, or to make a move, in a particular direction in order to deceive an opponent, especially in sports such as football or boxing: --
The new government's first aim being to bring back the public order, while at the same time feinting to acclaim the revolutionary forces which had just triumphed.
Feinting defeat, she tricks the brothers and swallows them both.
The central character then stands, often after some brief playful feinting and false starts among all three challengers.
It was a feinting tactic which had not been seen before and has rarely been imitated since.
All the skills of inside forward play dribbling, feinting, correct positioning and accurate passing are his to command.
Before striking, they often perform a good deal of preliminary rattling and feinting.
After feinting defeat and fleeing into his formation, he would begin to wave his own flags profusely.
At the same time, the extent of it is too great and the effort is too determined for it to be simply regarded as a feinting or probing tactic.
