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puff Noun

— A puff is a sharp release of a small amount of breath through the mouth. — A puff is an act of smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe. — A puff is a light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.

puff Verb

— If you puff, you emit smoke, gas. — If you puff, you breathe in repeated short breaths.

puff

— verb (= whiff) smoke and exhale strongly puff a cigar whiff a pipe — verb (= draw) suck in or take (air) draw a deep breath draw on a cigarette — verb (= pant) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily — verb (= huff) blow hard and loudly he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain — verb (= puff up, puff out) to swell or cause to enlarge Her faced puffed up from the drugs puffed out chests — noun a short light gust of air — noun a light inflated pastry or puff shell — noun exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) — noun (= drag) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) he took a puff on his pipe he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly — verb (= puff up) praise extravagantly The critics puffed up this Broadway production — verb speak in a blustering or scornful manner A puffing kind of man — verb make proud or conceited The sudden fame puffed her ego — adjective (= puffed) gathered for protruding fullness puff sleeves — noun (= blow) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth he gave his nose a loud blow he blew out all the candles with a single puff — noun (= powderpuff) a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin — noun (= quilt) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together — noun (= ottoman) thick cushion used as a seat

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puff English » English

blow whiff breath smoke pant swell waft gust drag quilt puff up blast suck puffery powderpuff pouffe pouf inhale huff gasp blow up tone take in swelling suck in snort pull puffed puff out puff of air powder puff ottoman life inflate heave hassock exhale draw distend comforter comfort chuff bulge breeze breathe heavily blowing bloat be puffed up advertise wisp

Topics puff topics

What do people use puff to talk about?
Person Body condition

Tired
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind
Person Body functions

Breathe, breath
States Quality Shape Round

Convex

Conjugation puff conjugation

How do you conjugate puff?

puff · verb

Examples puff examples

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Simple sentences

A light, airy puff flows from this perfume.
A puff of wind came and blew Curdken's hat far away.

Movie subtitles

I'm a black man, okay? All I got to do is puff up my chest and act a little gangster.
Disappeared in a puff of smoke.
You're no cream puff yourself, dearie.
Boys and girls, I got the idea that our boyfriend here is no cream puff.
He blew out all of the candles with one puff.
And then he vanished out there, I suppose, with a puff of smoke and like a clap of.
In Mexico, today, chase a thief and he disappears like a puff of smoke.
They say that a thief in Mexico today can disappear like a puff of smoke.
A powder-puff punch and a glass jaw.
Before you puff off, shall I fix you a drink?
Watch out, you perfumed. - Powder-puff.
I never faint in case I don't fall gracefully, and I never use smelling salts because they puff up the eyes.
Then one day it could all be gone, in one big puff of smoke and ball of fire.
Pull harder, or it won't puff out the way it should.
Mm-hm. Would you like a puff?
I'll huff and puff and blow your door in.
Besides, you know how you puff when you run.
Everybody puffs. You puff yourself, Clara.
Au revoir, my fabulous cream puff.
Can I have a puff of that cigarette?
You'll always find me down at Little Joe's Cream Puff Emporium out on Swisses Street.
Puff?
Got a puff?
It will take much less. A puff of cool air, a sudden chill one night.
In Mexico, a thief disappears like a puff of smoke.
All I got to do is puff up my chest and act a little gangster.
Give me a puff, will you?
I bet the cream puff can't even swim.
He vanishes from the scene like a puff of smoke.
Why, just your coming in to see him would puff him right up.
Oh, one puff then.
Give me a cream puff.
We'll huff, and we'll puff, and we'll blow the door in.
Pass the bottle I want to have a puff.

News and current affairs

Moreover, smokers and PNV users control very precisely, on a puff-by-puff basis, the dose of nicotine they consume, virtually eliminating the risk of overdose.
Political leaders can huff and puff as much as they want, but, without a credible threat of poverty and time behind bars, bankers have no reason to comply with the law.

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