puffing up

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Present participle of puff up
inflating, filling with gas; being inflated
puff up
To inflate with air

We puffed up the balloons.

puff up
To become proud. (Often written as puffed up with pride.)
puff up
To swell due to injury or illness

My hand puffed up where the cat had scratched me.

puff up
If part of your body puffs up as a result of an injury or illness, it becomes swollen. Her body bloated and puffed up till pain seemed to burst out through her skin. see also puffed up = swell
puff up
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
puff up
become swollen; swell up; inflate
puff up
make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
puff up
make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up
puff up
praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
puff up
to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
puffing up
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