possuming
/ˈpɒsəmɪŋ/(also 'possuming) informal
noun
1Originally US. The action or practice of ‘playing possum’; deception, feigning (especially of death or illness). Now rare.
2Chiefly Australian and NZ. Possum hunting.
Origin
Mid 19th century. In sense 1 from either possum or possum + -ing.