shammin

"You're shammin ', you old sod!" cries he ... but he came that vital step closer, and I hurled myself forward, my right fist aimed

Watershed 2010

'His great trick is shammin' fear - don't you believe it, my boy, for that's when he's about to turn tiger. '

Watershed 2010

"You're shammin ', you old sod!" cries he ... but he came that vital step closer, and I hurled myself forward, my right fist aimed

Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999

'His great trick is shammin' fear - don't you believe it, my boy, for that's when he's about to turn tiger. '

Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999

But he wasn't there at roll call yesterday mornin-, so he must've been shammin-.

The Guns Of The South Turtledove, Harry 1960

They thought he was shammin ', playin' 'possum, so to speak.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration

"I wonder if that young whelp's shammin ', or if we really knocked him out with the dope?" asked the man who had worn the mask.

The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed Robert Maitland

I'd like to see any o 'youse pretendin' you was dead while a big bear was poundin 'you that hard that you begin to believe you ain't shammin'.

The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Arthur Henry Howard Heming 1905

Then, you bet, I couldn't make him laff no more; for, what with shammin 'dead, an' bein 'frightened to death into the bargain, I don't think there was much laff left in him.

The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Arthur Henry Howard Heming 1905

One day beggin ', next time shammin' tight, and next one o 'them old pals from Kimberley what never come when I'm in.

The Amateur Cracksman 1902