| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To cheat, trick, beguile, gull or hoodwink. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To fudge, spoof or hoax. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To fool, chicane, dupe or jockey. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To lure or allure. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To bamboozle, deceive, swindle, diddle or bilk. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To cajole, coax or wheedle. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To humbug or quack.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Present participle conjugation of the verb bluff.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bluff) |
1. Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand.[Wordnet]. 2. Frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is.[Wordnet]. 3. To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value.[Websters]. 4. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off.[Websters]. 5. To act as in the game of bluff.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: bluffing, bluffed, bluffs, bluffer, bluffers, bluffingly and bluffedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. |
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"Bluffing" is a common misspelling or typo for: blurring. |
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Date "Bluffing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1748. (references) |
Topics by Level of Interest: BLUFFING | ||||
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | ضَحِكَ على (bluff, bluffed, bluffing, bluffs, cheat), تَحَايَلَ (bamboozle, humbug, allure, allured, allures), خداع (deceit, deception, fraud, beguilement, deceitfulness), صَرِيح (bluff, candid, communicative, direct, forthright), دالَسَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle), أَضَلَّ (beguile, beguiled, beguiles, beguiling, bluff), اِخْتَلَبَ (bamboozle, bamboozled, bamboozles, bamboozling, beguile), جُرُف (cliff, precipice, bluff, bluffed, bluffing), خاتَلَ (deceive, allure, allured, allures, alluring), خَتَلَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | ضَحِكَ على (bluff, bluffed, bluffing, bluffs, cheat), تَحَايَلَ (bamboozle, humbug, allure, allured, allures), خداع (deceit, deception, fraud, beguilement, deceitfulness), صَرِيح (bluff, candid, communicative, direct, forthright), دالَسَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle), أَضَلَّ (beguile, beguiled, beguiles, beguiling, bluff), اِخْتَلَبَ (bamboozle, bamboozled, bamboozles, bamboozling, beguile), جُرُف (cliff, precipice, bluff, bluffed, bluffing), خاتَلَ (deceive, allure, allured, allures, alluring), خَتَلَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | ضَحِكَ على (bluff, bluffed, bluffing, bluffs, cheat), تَحَايَلَ (bamboozle, humbug, allure, allured, allures), خداع (deceit, deception, fraud, beguilement, deceitfulness), صَرِيح (bluff, candid, communicative, direct, forthright), دالَسَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle), أَضَلَّ (beguile, beguiled, beguiles, beguiling, bluff), اِخْتَلَبَ (bamboozle, bamboozled, bamboozles, bamboozling, beguile), جُرُف (cliff, precipice, bluff, bluffed, bluffing), خاتَلَ (deceive, allure, allured, allures, alluring), خَتَلَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | blefista (bluffer, bluffing), blefar (bluff, bluffing, cheat), blefando (bluffing). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 褶辺装置 (bluffing). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | bluffend (bluffing), bluffen (bluff, boast, bluffing, to bluff). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | hämäännys (bluffing). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | bluff (bluff, bluffing, bluffly, bragging, bravura), chiqué (pretense, sham, baloney, bluffing, chew), bluffer (bluff, bluffing, boast, brag, fool), bluffant (bluffing, bluffy). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | bluff (bluff, bluffing, bluffly, bragging, bravura), chiqué (pretense, sham, baloney, bluffing, chew), bluffer (bluff, bluffing, boast, brag, fool), bluffant (bluffing, bluffy). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | bluffend (bluffing), bluffen (bluff, boast, bluffing, to bluff). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | ضَحِكَ على (bluff, bluffed, bluffing, bluffs, cheat), تَحَايَلَ (bamboozle, humbug, allure, allured, allures), خداع (deceit, deception, fraud, beguilement, deceitfulness), صَرِيح (bluff, candid, communicative, direct, forthright), دالَسَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle), أَضَلَّ (beguile, beguiled, beguiles, beguiling, bluff), اِخْتَلَبَ (bamboozle, bamboozled, bamboozles, bamboozling, beguile), جُرُف (cliff, precipice, bluff, bluffed, bluffing), خاتَلَ (deceive, allure, allured, allures, alluring), خَتَلَ (allure, allured, allures, alluring, bamboozle). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | bluffend (bluffing), bluffen (bluff, boast, bluffing, to bluff). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | bluffend (bluffing), bluffen (bluff, boast, bluffing, to bluff). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 空威張り (bravado, bluster, bluffing, braggadocio, fanfaronade), からいばり (bravado, bluff, bluster, bluffing, braggadocio), 虚勢を張り (bluffing). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ouolof | naxaate (deceive, to deceive, cheat, disappoint, to disappoint), nax (deceive, to deceive, coddle, pamper, to coddle). Additional references: Ouolof, Senegal, Mauritania, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | blefista (bluffer, bluffing), blefar (bluff, cheat, bluffing), blefando (bluffing). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | Engañar (deceive, trick, cheat, to deceive, fool), darselas de valiente (act the tough guy, bluffing, if I stood up to them, playing tough guy). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | hämäännys (bluffing). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | hämäännys (bluffing). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Volof | naxaate (deceive, to deceive, cheat, disappoint, to disappoint), nax (deceive, to deceive, coddle, pamper, to coddle). Additional references: Volof, Senegal, Mauritania, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Walaf | naxaate (deceive, to deceive, cheat, disappoint, to disappoint), nax (deceive, to deceive, coddle, pamper, to coddle). Additional references: Walaf, Senegal, Mauritania, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Waro-Waro | naxaate (deceive, to deceive, cheat, disappoint, to disappoint), nax (deceive, to deceive, coddle, pamper, to coddle). Additional references: Waro-Waro, Senegal, Mauritania, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Wolof | naxaate (deceive, to deceive, cheat, disappoint, to disappoint), nax (deceive, to deceive, coddle, pamper, to coddle). Additional references: Wolof, Senegal, Mauritania, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yallof | naxaate (deceive, to deceive, cheat, disappoint, to disappoint), nax (deceive, to deceive, coddle, pamper, to coddle). Additional references: Yallof, Senegal, Mauritania, bluffing. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “bluffing” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | uffingblay (bluffing). Additional references: Pig Latin, bluffing. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | bleffen (bluffing). Additional references: Terran B, bluffing. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
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