bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
were bluffing
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past progressiveof bluff.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 asked Wheeler whether he thought it was possible that T-Mobile and Sprint were bluffing before, and telling the truth now.
From Slate ● May 2, 2018
"That was all real, people thought we were bluffing or there was some sort of brinkmanship going on, but the state came to realize that they didn't want to shut down racing."
From Reuters ● Jun. 4, 2010
The anti-seaway forces still charged that the Canadians were bluffing.
From Time Magazine Archive
That time, the Russians were bluffing about their concern over building a bomber fleet; despite the show, they were concentrating on the production of missiles, and they pulled ahead of the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps, as some historians have argued, South Carolina and Georgia were bluffing.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
