pretending ppl adjective.
[prɪ'tɛndɪŋ] LME.[from PRETEND verb + -ING2.]That pretends;
esp. (a) pretentious;
(b) (of a thing or action) imitative, imaginary; (of a game etc.) that involves pretence.
■ J. Wilson Remembered when more pretending edifices are forgotten. ■ C. M. Yonge They called all 'pretending games' falsehood. ■ pretendingly adverb M17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲