What part of speech is bluffing?

Bluffing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. bluffing is a verb, gerund of bluff (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does bluffing mean?

Definitions

Verb

bluff - deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

Examples of bluffing

#   Sentence  
1. verb I'm not bluffing.
2. verb You're bluffing.
3. verb I thought you were bluffing.
4. verb They're bluffing.
5. verb I'm bluffing.
6. verb Tom isn't bluffing.
7. verb Tom was bluffing.
8. verb I was bluffing.
9. verb Tom is only bluffing.
10. verb You were bluffing, weren't you?
11. verb I don't think Tom is bluffing.
12. verb I knew Tom was bluffing.
13. verb Tom knows that Mary is bluffing.
14. verb How could you tell Tom was bluffing?
15. verb You think I'm bluffing, don't you?
Sentence  
verb
I'm not bluffing.
You're bluffing.
I thought you were bluffing.
They're bluffing.
I'm bluffing.
Tom isn't bluffing.
Tom was bluffing.
I was bluffing.
Tom is only bluffing.
You were bluffing, weren't you?
I don't think Tom is bluffing.
I knew Tom was bluffing.
Tom knows that Mary is bluffing.
How could you tell Tom was bluffing?
You think I'm bluffing, don't you?

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