bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
are bluffing
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present progressiveof bluff.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some said war was all but inevitable, while one salesman who gave his name as Mehdi predicted the negotiations would succeed, saying: "The Americans are bluffing."
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Maybe the Lakers are bluffing and plan to move Westbrook regardless of how minimal the return, which would still count as addition by subtraction in my book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
"I think Ferrari are bluffing and that they are a lot quicker than they are showing," Hamilton said at testing in Barcelona.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2017
“I will never again believe that Uber or Lyft are bluffing when they say they’re gonna leave the market.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2016
Two shafts are working with about a third of a force, and we feel they are bluffing.
From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
