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Grammar detail: 〜ぶる

〜ぶる  behave like ~; put on the air of ~
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ぶる
means
assume the air of (noun); behave like (noun)
ぶる is a useful suffix used to indicate that somebody is behaving a certain way or pretending to behave a certain way, often with a slightly derogatory or sarcastic tone.
かれ
いつも
じょせい
女性
まえ
いつわ
って
ピュアぶっている
He is always deceitfully acting so pure in front of women.
かれ
けんそん
謙遜
ぶった
ようす
様子
して
まんぞく
満足
そう
てんじょう
天井
つめていた

Pretending to adopt a modest air, he gazed complacently at the ceiling.
This form can also be used with a な adjective (without the な).
ぶる also forms part of a set phrase with a similar meaning, もったいぶる, to put on airs:
しちょう
市長
もったいぶった
おとこ

The mayor is a stuffed shirt.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ヒ   かれ he   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
セイ   ショウ    sex, gender, nature, disposition   
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ゼン   まえ before   
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ギ   いつわ to lie   にせ imitation, false   
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ケン    self-effacing   
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ソン    humble, modest   
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ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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シ   ス   こ child   
マン   full   みちる to become full   みたす to fill, fulfill   
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ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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セイ   ショウ   い a well   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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シ   いち market   
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チョウ   なが long   
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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