Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bluff out sb
Participle: bluffd out sb
Gerund: bluffing out sb
Indicative
Present
| I | bluff out sb |
| you | bluff out sb |
| he;she;it | bluffs out sb |
| we | bluff out sb |
| you | bluff out sb |
| they | bluff out sb |
Perfect
| I | have bluffd out sb |
| you | have bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | has bluffd out sb |
| we | have bluffd out sb |
| you | have bluffd out sb |
| they | have bluffd out sb |
Past
| I | bluffd out sb |
| you | bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | bluffd out sb |
| we | bluffd out sb |
| you | bluffd out sb |
| they | bluffd out sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had bluffd out sb |
| you | had bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | had bluffd out sb |
| we | had bluffd out sb |
| you | had bluffd out sb |
| they | had bluffd out sb |
Future
| I | will bluff out sb |
| you | will bluff out sb |
| he;she;it | will bluff out sb |
| we | will bluff out sb |
| you | will bluff out sb |
| they | will bluff out sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bluffd out sb |
| you | will have bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | will have bluffd out sb |
| we | will have bluffd out sb |
| you | will have bluffd out sb |
| they | will have bluffd out sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bluff out sb |
| you | bluff out sb |
| he;she;it | bluff out sb |
| we | bluff out sb |
| you | bluff out sb |
| they | bluff out sb |
Perfect
| I | have bluffd out sb |
| you | have bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | have bluffd out sb |
| we | have bluffd out sb |
| you | have bluffd out sb |
| they | have bluffd out sb |
Imperfect
| I | bluffd out sb |
| you | bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | bluffd out sb |
| we | bluffd out sb |
| you | bluffd out sb |
| they | bluffd out sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had bluffd out sb |
| you | had bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | had bluffd out sb |
| we | had bluffd out sb |
| you | had bluffd out sb |
| they | had bluffd out sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bluff out sb |
| you | would bluff out sb |
| he;she;it | would bluff out sb |
| we | would bluff out sb |
| you | would bluff out sb |
| they | would bluff out sb |
Perfect
| I | would have bluffd out sb |
| you | would have bluffd out sb |
| he;she;it | would have bluffd out sb |
| we | would have bluffd out sb |
| you | would have bluffd out sb |
| they | would have bluffd out sb |
Imperative
| you | bluff out sb |
| we | Let's bluff out sb |
| you | bluff out sb |
Verbs conjugated like 'bluff'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, 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:]