humbug
noun
something intended to delude or deceive.
were 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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You were humbugging me, sir, with your naps.”
From Not Like Other Girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
These views are not popular with the electors, and even the mob would entertain a strong suspicion that you were humbugging them.”
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
Half the town had said the twins were humbugging when they claimed they had lost their knife, and now these people were joyful, and said, "I told you so!"
From The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Twain, Mark
