Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bluff
Participle: bluffed
Gerund: bluffing
Indicative
Present
| I | bluff |
| you | bluff |
| he;she;it | bluffs |
| we | bluff |
| you | bluff |
| they | bluff |
Perfect
| I | have bluffed |
| you | have bluffed |
| he;she;it | has bluffed |
| we | have bluffed |
| you | have bluffed |
| they | have bluffed |
Past
| I | bluffed |
| you | bluffed |
| he;she;it | bluffed |
| we | bluffed |
| you | bluffed |
| they | bluffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bluffed |
| you | had bluffed |
| he;she;it | had bluffed |
| we | had bluffed |
| you | had bluffed |
| they | had bluffed |
Future
| I | will bluff |
| you | will bluff |
| he;she;it | will bluff |
| we | will bluff |
| you | will bluff |
| they | will bluff |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bluffed |
| you | will have bluffed |
| he;she;it | will have bluffed |
| we | will have bluffed |
| you | will have bluffed |
| they | will have bluffed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bluff |
| you | bluff |
| he;she;it | bluff |
| we | bluff |
| you | bluff |
| they | bluff |
Perfect
| I | have bluffed |
| you | have bluffed |
| he;she;it | have bluffed |
| we | have bluffed |
| you | have bluffed |
| they | have bluffed |
Imperfect
| I | bluffed |
| you | bluffed |
| he;she;it | bluffed |
| we | bluffed |
| you | bluffed |
| they | bluffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bluffed |
| you | had bluffed |
| he;she;it | had bluffed |
| we | had bluffed |
| you | had bluffed |
| they | had bluffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bluff |
| you | would bluff |
| he;she;it | would bluff |
| we | would bluff |
| you | would bluff |
| they | would bluff |
Perfect
| I | would have bluffed |
| you | would have bluffed |
| he;she;it | would have bluffed |
| we | would have bluffed |
| you | would have bluffed |
| they | would have bluffed |
Imperative
| you | bluff |
| we | Let's bluff |
| you | bluff |
Verbs conjugated like 'bluff'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bluff'
buff,
fluff,
luff,
pluff,
sluff,
baff,
bauf,
bepuff,
biff,
blub,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- deceive
- feint, fool, mislead, trick, defraud
- feign
- pretend, fake, sham, dissemble, lie
Antonyms
- deceive
- undeceive, enlighten, counsel, disabuse
Additional Information
Etymology
1. 1839, Amer.Eng., poker term, perhaps from Du.
bluffen "to brag, boast," or
verbluffen "to baffle, mislead." An identical word meant "blindfold, hoodwink" in 1674, but the sense evolution and connection are unclear. OED calls it, "one of the numerous cant terms ... which arose between the Restoration and the reign of Queen Anne."
2. Probably from Dutch bluffen (“to brag”), from Middle Dutch bluffen (“to make something swell; to bluff”); or from the Dutch noun bluf (“bragging”). Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”). See: Dutch '
bluffen', German, old spelling '
verblüffen'.
Verbs referencing "bluff"
Spanish
blofear, French
bluffer, Italian
bluffare, Swedish
bluffa, Dutch
bluffen, German, old spelling
bluffen, Norwegian
bløffe, Norwegian, nynorsk
bløffe.
Sample Sentences
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John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
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The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing?
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We bluffed our way past the guards.
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Vinod, you want to bluff the doctor, your mother, father, uncle, auntie, CMPB all that I don't care. But you cannot bluff me. [1993, Haresh Sharma, Off Centre, Ethos Books, →ISBN, Act 3, scene I, page 86, lines 1–4:]