feigns

At least the one guy in that clip [i] feigns [/i] humorous skepticism.

Fox News Carries Story Claiming Aliens Saved Earth - NASA Watch 2009

Coach, cap over his eyes, feigns sleep behind his office door.

Helmet Cooper Renner 2011

There's the disillusioned doctor with a sideline as a coke dealer; a spiritualist who feigns illness to gain access to the hospital's ghosts; the Down's syndrome kitchen helpers who seem attuned to the weird goings on; and the lovesick medical student.

This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011

It's Abed, naturally, behind the camera, impassively observing the fallout at the hospital as Pierce feigns dying so he can bequeath devious gifts — or, as Jeff intuits, "complex acts of psychological vengeance," including resurrecting the specter of Jeff's absent dad.

Matt's TV Week in Review 2011

Combatants run on and off, variously dispatching each other while being mocked by the brilliant Falstaff, a fat rogue attired as a soldier, who feigns death once the battle gets too nasty.

Ten of the best 2011

Now that the President has created a proposal that is written in a way that all but compells Reps to enter the discussion, now that he has backed them into a corner with their own words, Mr. Boehner clutches his pearls and feigns outrage (again).

Think Progress » After complaining that health care bills were too long, Boehner now complains that Obama’s is too short. 2010

Initially, at the shelter, he feigns aloofness: No rush.

When Imagination Blasts Into Orbit Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

Connolly does not know what is happening in his district? gee I thought I heard him support the terrorists moving into Alexandria now he feigns ignorance.

Does This Remind You Of Thelma Drake? 2009

She feigns illness to lure her sister away from her busy planning, but she has an even more twisted (and cruelly delayed) trick in store.

Never ask a crocodile to the junior prom : Bev Vincent 2010

Judging by the reactions to McGinn's statement about the budget, and how many Publicola commenters reacted to Tim Harris 'recent opinion piece, if you don't sugarcoat truthful statements, establishment Seattle feigns outrage and gets a case of the vapors. Soapboxin'

It is Not Helpful That the Mayor Makes Such a Statement « PubliCola 2010