Masquerading
noun, verb
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who masquerades.
"At supper, the same evening, after his return, the emperor was relating to Berthier, Mortier, Duroc, and other officers present, the history of his unfortunate masqueradings, at the same time laughing very heartily at his want of success in un-playing the emperor."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of masquerade form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty."
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