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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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 Charles Kingsley
"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
A railway porter said “Second to the right”; but they could see he was humbugging.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Talbot Baines Reed
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
"Upon my honour," he exclaimed, hitting viciously at a flower, "I believe she was humbugging me all the time!"
From Half a Hero A Novel by Anthony Hope
