- present participle of bluff.
bluffing
Example Sentences
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Those who remain alive might well be bluffing, projecting resolve even if they would privately prefer to sue for peace.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 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
Anyone who confidently predicts its outcome is bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
"We aren't bluffing or joking - we don't have a purpose media wise we are only for money and money only and one of our main managers wanted me to reach out to you."
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
“Stop bluffing, Colonel. You can’t court- martial me for desertion in the face of the enemy. It would make you look bad and you probably couldn’t get a conviction.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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