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Example sentences for "faining"

Lexicographically close words:
faimily; fain; faine; faineant; fained; faint; fainted; fainter; faintest; fainteth
  1. The Lorde noting all the demeanour betwene them, retourned to his chamber, and so went againe to his bed, faining to be sicke, as he did all the daye before.

  2. The same conjectured I to be thy drift, That faining so she might be rid of me.

  3. They tryed him by throwing stones into his chamber in the night time, making a great noyse, and faining themselues to be Spirits.

  4. His talke being ended, we shewed him an Axe, faining that we would giue it him for his skin, to which he listned, for by little and little hee came neere our ships.

  5. So soone as he heard of their comming, he got himselfe to bed, faining to bee very sicke.


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