humbug
noun
something intended to delude or deceive.
was humbugging
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past progressiveof humbug.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A railway porter said “Second to the right”; but they could see he was humbugging.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Reed, Talbot Baines
I knew he was humbugging us all along, but you were so open-mouthed to all he said, that I was bound to let my elders choose for me.
From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles
I believe that prefect's quill-driver was humbugging us when he said Asgard was only ten days' sail up.'
From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles
He was a capital good fellow, and it made me feel sick to think that I was humbugging him.
From Greenmantle by Buchan, John
“She was humbugging me, as usual,” he reflected.
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
