pretending (verb)

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• laugh off — verb deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it (Freq. 1) She laughs away all these problems • Syn: ↑laugh away • Hypernyms: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush aside, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• shake down — verb Etymology: shake (I) + down, adverb intransitive verb 1. a. : to take up temporary quarters a good plan for me to shake down in New York alone … before you join me Margaret A. Barnes …   Useful english dictionary

• laugh away — verb deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it She laughs away all these problems • Syn: ↑laugh off • Hypernyms: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush aside, ↑brush off, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• ask — verb 1 put a question to sb ADVERB ▪ gently, quietly, softly ▪ ‘How do you feel?’ she asked softly. ▪ conversationally, politely, sweetly …   Collocations dictionary

• ignore — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether, completely, entirely, totally, utterly ▪ almost, practically, virtually ▪ effectively …   Collocations dictionary

• milk it — verb Faking it, pretending a sickness. Shes not really sick, shes milkin it …   Wiktionary

• cover — verb 1》 put something on top of or in front of (something) in order to protect or conceal it.     ↘envelop in a layer of something. 2》 extend over (an area). 3》 deal with (a subject).     ↘(of a rule or law) apply to. 4》 travel (a specified… …   English new terms dictionary

• barrack — verb (I, T) 1 BrE to interrupt someone by shouting, sometimes pretending that you agree with them: The minister was repeatedly barracked during his speech. 2 Austr E to shout to show that you support someone or something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• insinuate — verb (T) 1 to say something which seems to mean something unpleasant without saying it directly, for example saying indirectly that someone is being dishonest: insinuate that: Are you insinuating that the money was stolen? 2 insinuate yourself… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• malinger — verb (I) to avoid work by pretending to be ill malingerer noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pretend — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ otherwise ▪ You know what this is all about. Why pretend otherwise? ▪ at least ▪ Couldn t you at least pretend to enjoy it? ▪ just …   Collocations dictionary