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rebluff

rebluff noun: act of responding to a bluff with another bluff.

Noun

rebluff (plural rebluffs)

  1. (rare) Act of responding to a bluff with another bluff.

Verb

rebluff

  1. (rare) To respond to a bluff with another bluff.

Forms of rebluff

pluralrebluffs

Origin of rebluff

From re- + bluff.

Questions about rebluff

What does rebluff mean?
Rebluff means act of responding to a bluff with another bluff.
What part of speech is rebluff?
Rebluff can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of rebluff?
The plural of rebluff is rebluffs.

Words near rebluff in the dictionary

  1. reblown
  2. reblows
  3. reblue
  4. reblued
  5. reblues
  6. rebluff
  7. rebluffs
  8. rebluing
  9. Rebman
  10. Rebmans
  11. reboant

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