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bluffing

/ˈblʌfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
bluff-ing
IPA
/ˈblʌfɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bluff

noun

A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.

Inflected Forms

bluffings (plural)

Rhymes With

stuffing puffing roughing huffing snuffing rebuffing ruffing diaper stuffing buffing cuffing fluffing chuffing

Questions

How do you pronounce bluffing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌfɪŋ/.
What does bluffing mean?
present participle and gerund of bluff

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