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puff

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verb

ˈpəf How to pronounce puff (audio)
puffed; puffing; puffs

intransitive verb

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 accompaniment to vigorous action
puff at a pipe
2
: to speak or act in a scornful, conceited, or exaggerated manner
3
a
: to become distended : swell
—usually used with up
b
: to open or appear in or as if in a puff
4
: to form a chromosomal puff

transitive verb

1
a
: to emit, propel, blow, or expel by or as if by puffs : waft
b
: to draw on (a cigar, cigarette, pipe, etc.) with intermittent exhalations of smoke
2
a
: to distend with or as if with air or gas : inflate
b
: to make proud or conceited : elate
c(1)
: to praise extravagantly and usually with exaggeration
authors puffing their own work
(2)
: advertise

puff

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noun

1
a
: an act or instance of puffing : whiff
b
: a slight explosive sound accompanying a puff
c
: a perceptible cloud or aura emitted in a puff
d
: draw sense 1a
2
: a light round hollow pastry
3
a
: a slight swelling : protuberance
b
: a fluffy mass: such as
(1)
: pouf sense 2
(2)
: a small fluffy pad for applying cosmetic powder
(3)
: a soft loose roll of hair
(4)
: a quilted bed covering
4
: a commendatory or promotional notice or review
5
: an enlarged region of a chromosome that is associated with intensely active genes involved in RNA synthesis

puff

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adjective

: of, relating to, or designed for promotion or flattery
a puff piece in the paper

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb She sat on the porch puffing on a cigarette. The chimney puffed white smoke into the sky. We watched the train puff away on its journey west. He was puffing and panting from running. The bikers puffed up the hill. Noun He let me have a puff off his pipe. She took two puffs on her inhaler before going for a run. puffs filled with cream cheese and apricot jam See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The Western bird is famous for a mating dance in which males puff out their chests and swagger around breeding grounds called leks. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 The ability to puff air at nearly 200 mph means HALO will also be useful for developing and testing race cars. Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2022 Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the crust is lightly golden, checking every few minutes to make sure the crust doesn't puff up. Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 Preheating the skillet in the oven gives dough a sizzling surface that helps the pizza puff up to pillowy heights. Casey Barber, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the crust is lightly golden, checking every few minutes to make sure the crust doesn't puff up. Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the crust is lightly golden, checking every few minutes to make sure the crust doesn't puff up. Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 Shaped from masa into palm-size moons, arepas puff up just a little on a grill with the subtlety of a shrugging shoulder. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 July 2022 Building an entirely new world order of this sort ought to puff up dramas great and small. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022
Noun
From light pink to baby blue, Lizzo looked like a real-life princess at a Met Gala afterparty in a bustier bodysuit and puff sleeve cape. Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 And before power puff sleeves topped every mini, midi, and maxi in sight, Khan was making sleeves with Dynasty volume (the original series, not the reboot). Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2022 Include your cool brown rain boots, your rain jackets, puff jackets, most cheap fleeces etc. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 In the crowd, fists pumped and at least one puff of smoke trailed into the sky. Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 From quick and easy dips to elegant puff pastries topped with all sorts of seasonal goodies, everyone will be reaching for more! Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2022 To acquire a beloved puff sleeve dress of your own, shop our edit below. Kristen Bateman, refinery29.com, 25 July 2022 The first photo shows Madonna posing in a Balenciaga top, puff cape, leggings and sneakers as fireworks go off behind her. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022 Portman donned a yellow and black plaid set from Dior that resembles Cher's most memorable outfit, while Thompson wore a black puff skirt and top layered over a white blouse. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 July 2022
Adjective
Apply the anti-puff serum with the metal roller ball and get ready to reap all of the cooling, calming, and rejuvenating benefits. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2021 This super-puff exoplanet, known as WASP-107b, is about the same size as Jupiter, but only about one-tenth the mass — or about 30 times more massive than Earth. Star Tribune, 24 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old English pyffan, of imitative origin

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a(1)

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of puff was before the 12th century

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