Puff - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together (syn: comfort, comforter, quilt)
- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- thick cushion used as a seat (syn: hassock, ottoman)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (syn: drag, pull)
verb
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted (syn: gasp, heave, pant)
- make proud or conceited
puffed out chests
adjective
Extra examples
She sat on the porch puffing on a cigarette.
The chimney puffed white smoke into the sky.
We watched the train puff away on its journey west.
He was puffing and panting from running.
The bikers puffed up the hill.
He let me have a puff off his pipe.
She took two puffs on her inhaler before going for a run.
She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette like a beginner.
Wind caught the sudden puff of dust.
Wait a minute, I'm puffed out.
The train puffed away.
This chimney is puffing out too much smoke.
As the wind rose, the sails puffed out and the little boat moved faster.
His face was all puffed up.
The new girl seems rather puffed up.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: puff
he/she/it: puffs
present participle: puffing
past tense: puffed
past participle: puffed
singular: puff
plural: puffs
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