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  • present participle of bluff.
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bluffing

[bluhf-ing] / ˈblʌf ɪŋ /










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As it turned out, the bluffing may have been unnecessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Mehdi, a 58-year-old salesman believes the opposite, saying that "the Americans are bluffing" and that "the negotiations will be 100% successful".

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But Scappaticci was bluffing and did not actually want to succeed, since if the government was ordered to tell the truth, he would have been confirmed as Stakeknife.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Beneath all the bluffing lies a determination of credibility.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

None of the Fugees had heard of a gang called the Africans, and many thought Tito had been bluffing to frighten the American boy when he claimed to be in such a gang.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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