verb🔗ShareEngañar, estafar, timarTo play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive."The salesman humbugged the elderly couple into buying a very expensive, faulty vacuum cleaner. "El vendedor engañó a la pareja de ancianos para que compraran una aspiradora muy cara y defectuosa.actionbusinessmoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePelear, luchar(African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.""He tried to cut in line, but I wasn't having it; I humbugged him right back to the end." "Intentó colarse en la fila, pero no lo permití; me peleé con él y lo mandé de vuelta al final.languagecultureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePerder el tiempo hablandoTo waste time talking."My boss humbugged me for an hour about a minor mistake that didn't even affect the project. "Mi jefe me hizo perder una hora hablando sobre un error menor que ni siquiera afectó al proyecto.communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading