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play possum meaning in Tamil

தூங்குவதுபோல் நடி

play possum in Tamil: தூங்குவதுபோல் நடி. In English, play possum means to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.

Tamil words for play possum

தூங்குவதுபோல் நடி

English meaning of play possum

  1. verb To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.
  2. verb To feign sleep, illness, etc.
  3. verb To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.

Full definition of play possum

play possum in a sentence

  • Thinking fast, we played possum, hoping the bear wouldn't bother us.
  • The soldier played possum, fooling the sniper.
  • To keep the focus away from his client, the lawyer basically played possum during the entire complex trial, and his tactic paid off with an acquittal.

Synonyms of play possum

Questions about play possum in Tamil

What is the meaning of play possum in Tamil?
Play possum in Tamil is தூங்குவதுபோல் நடி.
play possum என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Play possum: தூங்குவதுபோல் நடி.
What does play possum mean in English?
Play possum means to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: play possum (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: play possum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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