verb Download 🔗Share To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive. Examples : "The used car salesman was accused of humbugging customers by hiding the car's accident history. " character action business communication moral negative attitude job economy society finance law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough. Examples : ""He was humbugging and trying to start a fight at the basketball court, but nobody wanted to mess with him." " action language word culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To waste time talking. Examples : ""Instead of finishing his homework, he was just humbugging with his friends on the phone." " communication language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of one who humbugs (in all senses, for example, swindling, fighting, etc.). Examples : "The politician's humbugging about job creation was exposed as a lie. " character action attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
