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bluffing out

bluffing out is the present participle and gerund of bluff out.

Meaning of bluff out

Verb

bluff out (third-person singular simple present bluffs out, present participle bluffing out, simple past and past participle bluffed out)

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) in order to convince them to give up.
    • He really thought, however, he had heard Col. Macy speak in high terms of young Mr. Ashley as a favored suitor; and Miss Adelaide always seemed pleased with his attentions; he wouldn't be bluffed out of that, any way.1856, C[aroline] A. Hayden, chapter X, in Carrie Emerson; or, Life at Cliftonville, 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: James French and Company, →OCLC, page 117

Questions about bluffing out

What is bluffing out the present participle and gerund of?
Bluffing out is the present participle and gerund of bluff out.

Words near bluffing out in the dictionary

  1. bluffed out
  2. bluffer
  3. bluffers
  4. bluffest
  5. bluffing
  6. bluffing out
  7. bluffingly
  8. bluffings
  9. blufflike
  10. bluffly
  11. bluffness

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