bluff
வீண்பேச்சு
definition
verb
he's been bluffing all along
try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.
noun
the offer was denounced as a bluff
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
Planning the campaign involved myriad geographical factors, including the Mississippi Delta region, streams of various navigabilities, steep banks, and bluffs northeast of the city.
a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
adjective
a big, bluff, hearty man
direct in speech or behavior but in a good-natured way.
Half the barges were away, already sweeping downriver with thin, white mustaches under their bluff bows, when a commotion awoke ashore.
(of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a vertical or steep broad front.
translation of 'bluff'
முரட்டுத்தனமான
example
With limited resources and the inability to properly police such a vast area, the colonial authorities were playing little more than a game of 'bluff' .
his game of 'bluff'
Both their livelihoods depend on the ability to 'bluff' and sniff out fraud.
We are drifting in the surge line between rock pinnacles and the 'bluff' and I cannot believe my eyes.
the offer was denounced as a 'bluff'
Megan looked over and up at a tall and 'bluff' boy she's seen at school before standing in the doorway of what seemed to be his compartment.
The stark rock, fading lower green fields, and deep blue of the ocean comes as a shock after the flat lush landscape and 'bluff' coastline that characterises the rest of the county.
I was beginning to believe it had all been a big 'bluff' …
there's no point in trying to 'bluff' it out
Those who play showhand rely not only on their skill, luck, courage and concentration, but also on their ability to 'bluff' .
his game of 'bluff'
The sun is just starting to illuminate the horizon of a cloud-laden sky and the dragons are behind a 'bluff' of trees right on the city limits.
He was a 'bluff' , domineering character who exuded confidence though politically he often showed signs of naivety.
Some thought the 'bluff' carrier commander was borderline nuts.
A tough, 'bluff' man, he had no desire to relive ancient trouble.
He had a 'bluff' and ebullient, although sympathetic manner, and was hospitable, always the life and soul of the party frequently one he had given himself.
Taking all of this into account, though there seemed to be an underlying sadness, I got the distinct impression that his 'bluff' attitude was covering up something.
Half the barges were away, already sweeping downriver with thin, white mustaches under their 'bluff' bows, when a commotion awoke ashore.
The internet rumour mill has been working overtime, a game of 'bluff' and counter-bluff spreading like a computer virus.
Trouble is, the first bluff is a life strategy while the second 'bluff' is a political convenience.
It should be obvious why I badly want to believe that this is a 'bluff' or a ruse.
Today, all that remains is a 'bluff' of trees in the middle of a cultivated field.
How many games of double-and-triple 'bluff' are going on here?
They think the government is playing a game of 'bluff' .
The man, beneath his coarse and 'bluff' exterior, is haunted by a sense of his own inadequacy.
One may counter that his music can take the 'bluff' and hearty approach.
There is nothing of the 'bluff' and blustery manner, or the mean looks and imperious nature with which he had brought to life several characters in quick succession, the previous day.
It would be comforting to think he is playing no more than a game of 'bluff' with the whisky companies, privately sharing their scepticism about strip stamps while forcing them to come up with a convincing alternative.
Intentionally rough, the 'bluff' critic reacts here as well to the spectacular reception of the poem.
the object is to 'bluff' your opponent into submission
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