Puff - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pʌf|  American pronunciation of the word puff
Brit.  |pʌf|  British pronunciation of the word puff

noun

- a short light gust of air (syn: whiff)
- 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)
he took a puff on his pipe
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth (syn: blow)
he blew out all the candles with a single puff

verb

- smoke and exhale strongly (syn: whiff)
puff a cigar
- suck in or take (air) (syn: drag, draw)
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted (syn: gasp, heave, pant)
- make proud or conceited
The sudden fame puffed her ego
- praise extravagantly (syn: puff up)
The critics puffed up this Broadway production
- speak in a blustering or scornful manner
A puffing kind of man
- to swell or cause to enlarge (syn: blow up, puff out, puff up)
Her faced puffed up from the drugs
puffed out chests
- blow hard and loudly (syn: chuff, huff)
he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain

adjective

- gathered for protruding fullness (syn: puffed)
puff sleeves

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

puff out  — to swell or cause to enlarge
puff up  — make larger or distend

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: puff
he/she/it: puffs
present participle: puffing
past tense: puffed
past participle: puffed
noun
singular: puff
plural: puffs
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