Bluff and Sting

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Bluff

Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau
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Sting and bluff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sting" instead the word "Bluff" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Sting

Sting verb - To charge (someone) too much for goods or services.
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Bluff and sting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead the word "Sting" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: stinging, stingy, stinginess, stinger, stingily

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elaborate elaborate bluff elaborate sting
similar similar bluff similar sting
certain certain bluff certain sting
small small bluff small sting
Other adjectives: real, huge, major, apparent, visual, failed, giant.

Common collocations

character bluff character sting character
someone bluff someone sting someone
hand bluff hand sting hand
time bluff time sting time
Other words: way, anyone, opponent, enemy, enemies, guys, villains.
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