How to Pronounce "bluff"
word
/ˈbɫəf/
bluhf
/blˈʌf/
bluhf
Definition
As a verb, to bluff means to pretend to be more confident, strong, or certain than you really are in order to trick someone. As a noun, it can mean this kind of trick, and it can also mean a high, steep cliff.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈbɫəf/
British English
/blˈʌf/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bluhf
UK
bluhf
Listen in Context
He tried to bluff the teacher, but she knew he had not done the homework.
I thought his threat was a bluff.
We stood on the bluff and looked at the sea.
She was clearly bluffing, so I called her bluff.