What part of speech is feigning? If you have the def. that would be great also!

Question

I'm just confused because of the "ing" ending.

Thanks!

Answer 1

feinging:

part of speech:verb tr.
Def:

To give a false appearance of: feign sleep.
To represent falsely; pretend to: feign authorship of a novel.
To imitate so as to deceive: feign another's voice.
To fabricate: feigned an excuse.
Archaic To invent or imagine.

Answer 2

With the -ing ending, it could be either a present participle or a gerund. (Vero, be sure to check your spelling -- feigning!)

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm#participle

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm#gerunds

Answer 3

conjuctions in a letter.