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Princeton's WordNet
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigningnoun
the act of giving a false appearance
"his conformity was only pretending"
Wiktionary
pretendingnoun
The act of imagining; make-believe
Wikipedia
Pretending
Pretending is a rock song written and composed by Jerry Lynn Williams. It was released in 1989 on Eric Claptons Journeyman as the first track of the album. The song was released as the lead single from the album, backed with "Before You Accuse Me" in USA and Europe and "Hard Times" in UK, and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the album's highest-charting single on that chart. It was also #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the Netherlands, it reached #3 on the Dutch Tip 40 and #24 on the Dutch Top 40. It became a live favorite. The song begins with a piano introduction. Clapton uses a wah wah pedal on the song. Author Marc Roberty describes the wah-wah solos as being "superlative." Roberty criticizes Steve Ferrone's drumming on the song for being too heavy handed. Allmusic critic Matthew Greenwald praises the song's "great guitar hook" and Clapton's "great vocal and guitar performances" on the song. However, Greenwald believes that the song's arrangement is overdone, particularly the "brassy synthesizers," and feels that the song dated quickly due to its pop music elements. From the CD liner notes on Pretending: "Jimmy Bralower - Drum Programming" Steve Ferrone is not listed as drummer on the song.
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pretending
Pretending refers to the act of giving a false appearance or making an untrue statement with the intention to deceive or mislead. It can involve behaving in a way that is intended to make others believe something that is not true, often for personal gain, amusement or experimentation. This could be through actions, emotions or by assuming a particular role or character.
Webster Dictionary
Pretending
of Pretend
Wikidata
Pretending
"Pretending" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights. In 2006, "Pretending" was released as a double-single along with "In Joy and Sorrow" on the album Uneasy Listening Vol. 1. "In Joy and Sorrow" is the fifth track on Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 while "Pretending" was an exclusive sixteenth track only available by buying the album from Best Buy. "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" reached #1 in Finland. The first track on the international release, is a shorter version than the track on the album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights. The original version is 3:55 while the single version is 3:44.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pretending in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pretending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of pretending in a Sentence
Zachary( Dad) spent an hour one day pretending to be a dog for the kids. After that he was like,' It's time. We're getting a dog,'.
Dramatic play can help children relieve anxiety by allowing them to act-out real-world events in a way that gives them a sense of control, for instance, pretending to take a trip to the hospital, or acting out a trip to the store where everyone wears masks.
It's a signal to everybody that's engaged in opposition activities that all bets are off, we're not going to waste time to prosecute you ... pretending that we are respecting the rule of law. We'll simply eliminate you.
There are two sets of rules and that has to be a glaring fact to anyone even pretending to pay attention to what is happening.
National Intelligence John Ratcliffe:
Obviously the more, the better. But we've had extraordinary insight into this topic for many months, much more than has been declassified. Pretending we didn't is political theater and a classic example of a politician trying to buy time by using the IC as a scapegoat.
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