bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
have been bluffing
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present perfect progressiveof bluff.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ackman must have been bluffing, on the assumption that no one would bother actually reading the email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
By the following spring, senior U.S. officials concluded the Israelis weren’t serious about a commando raid on Fordow and may have been bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2015
And it hits me that Larry may not have been bluffing.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 4, 2013
He might have been bluffing us ... no, I don't suppose so.
From Diplomatic Immunity by Sheckley, Robert
Then, he may have been bluffing when he told you he had the Prophet's slipper.
From The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Rohmer, Sax
