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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

dissembling

/dɪˈsɛmblɪŋ/

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What does dissembling mean?

noun

  1. The action of the verb dissemble

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of dissemble

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IPA pronunciation

/dɪˈsɛmblɪŋ/

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But that thing of his dissembling was only subject to his perceptibility, not to his will determinate.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
That dissembling abominable varlet, Diomed, has got that same scurvy doting foolish young knave’s sleeve of Troy there in his helm.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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She her fears dissembling, Stands irresolute; She will yield--her limbs are trembling, Though her lips are mute.
Adam Lindsay GordonPoems by Adam Lindsay GordonProject Gutenberg ebook #258
I mention this to urge all to learn how properly to differentiate between the Law and the Gospel, in order to avoid dissembling.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
With the purpose of covering up her act and dissembling the woman sat down, and the shank of the wood was pushed through the posterior wall of the vagina into the peritoneal cavity.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747