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puff

• (s) gathered for protruding fullness
  • puff sleeves
  puffed,

Nouns

• (n) a short light gust of air puff of air, whiff,
• (n) a light inflated pastry or puff shell
• (n) exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
• (n) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together quilt, comforter, comfort,
• (n) a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin powderpuff,
• (n) thick cushion used as a seat hassock, pouffe, pouf, ottoman,
• (n) 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
  drag, pull,
• (n) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
  • he gave his nose a loud blow
  • he blew out all the candles with a single puff
  blow,

Verbs

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

Synonyms

whiff puff of air puffed drag draw gasp pant heave quilt comforter comfort powderpuff puff up hassock pouffe pouf ottoman puff out blow up pull blow chuff huff

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