verb Download 🔗Share To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive. Examples : "The salesman humbugged the elderly couple into buying a very expensive, faulty vacuum cleaner. " action business moral character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough. Examples : ""He tried to cut in line, but I wasn't having it; I humbugged him right back to the end." " language culture action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To waste time talking. Examples : "My boss humbugged me for an hour about a minor mistake that didn't even affect the project. " communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading