Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bluff out sth
Participle: bluffed out sth
Gerund: bluffing out sth
Indicative
Present
| I | bluff out sth |
| you | bluff out sth |
| he;she;it | bluffs out sth |
| we | bluff out sth |
| you | bluff out sth |
| they | bluff out sth |
Perfect
| I | have bluffed out sth |
| you | have bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | has bluffed out sth |
| we | have bluffed out sth |
| you | have bluffed out sth |
| they | have bluffed out sth |
Past
| I | bluffed out sth |
| you | bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | bluffed out sth |
| we | bluffed out sth |
| you | bluffed out sth |
| they | bluffed out sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had bluffed out sth |
| you | had bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | had bluffed out sth |
| we | had bluffed out sth |
| you | had bluffed out sth |
| they | had bluffed out sth |
Future
| I | will bluff out sth |
| you | will bluff out sth |
| he;she;it | will bluff out sth |
| we | will bluff out sth |
| you | will bluff out sth |
| they | will bluff out sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bluffed out sth |
| you | will have bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | will have bluffed out sth |
| we | will have bluffed out sth |
| you | will have bluffed out sth |
| they | will have bluffed out sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bluff out sth |
| you | bluff out sth |
| he;she;it | bluff out sth |
| we | bluff out sth |
| you | bluff out sth |
| they | bluff out sth |
Perfect
| I | have bluffed out sth |
| you | have bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | have bluffed out sth |
| we | have bluffed out sth |
| you | have bluffed out sth |
| they | have bluffed out sth |
Imperfect
| I | bluffed out sth |
| you | bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | bluffed out sth |
| we | bluffed out sth |
| you | bluffed out sth |
| they | bluffed out sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had bluffed out sth |
| you | had bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | had bluffed out sth |
| we | had bluffed out sth |
| you | had bluffed out sth |
| they | had bluffed out sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bluff out sth |
| you | would bluff out sth |
| he;she;it | would bluff out sth |
| we | would bluff out sth |
| you | would bluff out sth |
| they | would bluff out sth |
Perfect
| I | would have bluffed out sth |
| you | would have bluffed out sth |
| he;she;it | would have bluffed out sth |
| we | would have bluffed out sth |
| you | would have bluffed out sth |
| they | would have bluffed out sth |
Imperative
| you | bluff out sth |
| we | Let's bluff out sth |
| you | bluff out sth |
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:]