puff
puff/pəf/
noun
- a short, explosive burst of breath or wind."a puff of wind swung the weathervane around"synonyms: gust, blast, rush, squall, gale, whiff, breath, flurry, draft, waft, breeze, blow, zephyr
- a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savory filling."a cream puff"
- a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one."the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff"synonyms: favorable mention, piece of publicity, favorable review, advertisement, promotion, recommendation, commendation, mention, good word, commercial, push, ad, boost, advert
- a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment.
- a powder puff."she sent her a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff"
verb
- breathe in repeated short gasps."exercises that make you puff"synonyms: breathe heavily, breathe loudly/rapidly/quickly, pant, puff and pant, puff and blow, blow, gasp, fight for breath, catch one's breath
- cause to swell or become swollen."he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out"synonyms: bulge, swell (out), stick out, distend, belly (out), balloon (up/out), expand, inflate, enlarge, tumefy, intumesce, cause to swell, cause to bulge, dilate, blow up, pump up, bloat
- advertise with exaggerated or false praise."publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries"synonyms: advertise, promote, give publicity to, publicize, push, recommend, commend, endorse, put in a good word for, beat the drum for, give a puff to, hype (up), plug, merchandise
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1. a (1) : to blow in short gusts (2) : to exhale forcibly b : to breathe hard : pant c : to emit small whiffs or clouds (as of smoke) often as an ...
puff noun [C] (SMALL BURST). a small burst of smoke, air, or something that can rise into the air in a small cloud: We felt a puff of wind as the door open and ...
noun · a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath. · an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc. · an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette or pipe; ...
A puff is a wisp of air or a baked snack. A magician might disappear in a puff of smoke — the kind that happens when you blow out a candle, ...
puff in American English · 1. a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath · 2. an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc · 3. an act of inhaling and exhaling, ...
PUFF meaning: 1 : to breathe smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc., in and out of the lungs; 2 : to produce or send out small clouds of smoke or steam.
1[intransitive, transitive] to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc. · 2[transitive, intransitive] to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds puff ...
Noun · (countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. · (uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself. · ( ...
to puff definition and meaning 02 to inhale and exhale smoke or air, often in a strong or forceful manner synonyms whiff
Aug 10, 2024 · 1. : to breathe in a loud and heavy way because of physical effort. He was huffing and puffing when he got to the top of the stairs.