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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It was months before they could get over their suspicion that he was humbugging them.
From The Sky Pilot, a Tale of the Foothills by Ralph Connor
He was a capital good fellow, and it made me feel sick to think that I was humbugging him.
From Greenmantle by John Buchan
“She was humbugging me, as usual,” he reflected.
From The Revellers by Louis Tracy
He had thought at first that the prince was "humbugging" him; but on looking at his face he saw that he was absolutely serious, and had no thought of any deception.
From The Idiot by Eva M. Martin
"Because I was silly enough to tell them about the airship, and they thought I was humbugging them."
From Fairy Tales from the German Forests by Margaret Arndt
