- present participle of bluff.
bluffing
Example Sentences
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The game is open and there is no scope for bluffing.
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
I did not know whether Luthuli was bluffing or not, but his threat frightened me.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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