Meanings of feign sickness in English

She could not now feign sickness since she had received him!

I shall feign sickness and the baby's as well.

The girls said, "I ought to feign sickness, to get a little rest."

Ashamed to own that his return was owing to his inability to ride, Jerome resolved to feign sickness.

Several of the negroes began to feign sickness, and cheat the overseer whenever it could be done with impunity.

Gertrude (to Pauline) You must feign sickness.

I am quite willing to let him have my passport, and conceal myself meanwhile at home and feign sickness.

I will shortly feign sickness, and do you on your side lavish your pains to provide for my tomb.

She felt that she couldn't feign sickness and act a lie, after remembering that long-ago talk with her father.

I could not avoid entering; but I resolved to feign sickness, hoping thus to be placed out of sight of the priests.

As there was now no fear of the lash, some of the lazily-inclined negroes would feign sickness, and thus be excused from the field.

She must feign sickness or foolishness, and disfigure her countenance, or refuse to work; a woman's wit will advise her best, though, what to do.'

When his case was called up for the first time he feigned sickness.

Our Indian servant, or vaquero, feigned sickness this morning, and we discharged him.

He has been charged with feigning sickness at the time of the death of Socrates.

The treacherous Cobhthach feigned sickness, which he knew would obtain a visit from his brother.