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  • present participle of bluff.
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bluffing

[bluhf-ing] / ˈblʌf ɪŋ /










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Bluffing or not, Dulles had made his point, and he eventually got his way, bringing about a complete restructuring of the security architecture with a rearmed West Germany inside the Western alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Bluffing is a common tactic to elicit information from people arrested during an interrogation, police officials said.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2020

Bluffing about the evidence one has is a common lawyers maneuver.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2018

Bluffing works in statecraft, but only when your opponent can’t see your cards.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2017

Bluffing is at best a very dangerous game, seldom worth the risk, and it involves, even for its occasional success, a very just estimate of your opponents. 

From Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice by Peel, W. H.




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