Definitions For Shamming

noun

  • Something that is not what it appears to be and that is meant to trick or deceive people
  • Someone who deceives people by pretending to be a particular kind of person, to have a particular skill, etc.
  • Words or actions that are not sincere or honest

verb

  • To act in a way that is meant to trick or deceive people

Is Shamming a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
19

The word Shamming is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Shamming in a Sentence

  • He claims that the trial was a sham.
  • Their marriage was a sham.
  • Many people believed he could help them, but I knew he was a sham.
  • A sofa upholstered in sham leather
  • Street vendors selling sham designer handbags to gullible tourists
  • She wasn't really hurt; she was only shamming.
  • He was shamming illness to avoid work.

Antonyms for Shamming

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