to puff

Definition of to puff in English English dictionary: fuff; To pant
We ran for the better part of a mile without hearing anything more from the direction of the harbor, and then I reduced the speed to a walk, for the exercise was telling on us who had been cooped up for so long in the confined interior of the U-33. Puffing and panting, we plodded on until within about a mile of the harbor we came upon a sight that brought us all up standing.; To advertise (archaic); An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe; A flamboyant or alluring statement about an object's quality
He was the eighteenth century king of spin, or, in the language of the day, the prince of puff.; a homosexual; a poof; A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth; A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc
cream puff.; life
Did you ever in your puff see such a perfect perisher?.; The drug cannabis; {n} a blast of wind, any thing porous, a tool to powder hair with, undeserved praise; {v} to blow, swell with wind, praise much; to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"; To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs; To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs; To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion; A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff; a short light gust of air; Puffed up; vain; The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself; a kind of light pastry; To blow, as an expression of scorn; with at; a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin; Anything light and filled with air; make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"; If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly with your mouth open because you are out of breath after a lot of physical effort. I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing. see also puffed; A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder; forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"; exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes); A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland; To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air; speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"; 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"; A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air; If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it. As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke; thick cushion used as a seat; A puffball; To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated; gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves; smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"; If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice Puff is also a noun. She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette like a beginner. = drag; To drive with a puff, or with puffs; a light inflated pastry or puff shell; {f} exhale; breathe; emit vapor (or smoke, etc.); swell, become bloated; To inflate with pride, flattery, self- esteem, or the like; often with up; suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"; blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"; 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" exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) a light inflated pastry or puff shell a short light gust of air blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man" praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego" gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves; exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) a light inflated pastry or puff shell a short light gust of air blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"; To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly; If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips. Puff out means the same as puff. He drew heavily on his cigarette and puffed out a cloud of smoke; To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously; To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance; An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal; breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"; {i} exhalation; short quick breath; emission of vapor (or smoke, etc.); fluffy hollow pastry; swelling, bulge; bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together; praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"

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tı pʌf

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/tə ˈpəf/ /tə ˈpʌf/

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