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- Dictionarypuff/pʌf/
noun
- 1. a short, explosive burst of breath or wind: "a puff of wind swung the weathercock round" Similar
- 2. a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling: "a jam puff"
verb
- 1. breathe in repeated short gasps: "exercises that make you puff" Similar
- 2. swell or become swollen: "he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out"
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PUFF definition: 1. to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising: 2. to breathe…. Learn more.
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.
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; whiff. the sound of an abrupt emission of air, vapor, etc. a small quantity of vapor, smoke, etc., emitted at one blast. an inflated or distended part of a thing; swelling; protuberance.
to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort.
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, not the kind that’s made of cheese. A puff of wind can spin a pinwheel or send a kite bobbing higher in the sky, and a tired runner's breath comes in puffs.
a short quick draught, gust, or emission, as of wind, smoke, air, etc, esp a forceful one. 2. the amount of wind, smoke, etc, released in a puff. 3. the sound made by or associated with a puff. 4. an instance of inhaling and expelling the breath as in smoking. 5. a swelling.
noun. /pʌf/ [countable] an act of breathing in something such as smoke from a cigarette, or drugs. He had a few puffs at the cigar. Take two puffs from the inhaler every four hours. a puff on her cigarette. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
Puff definition: An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.
What does the word puff mean? There are 31 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word puff, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. puff has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
PUFF definition: 1. to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been doing exercise 2. to smoke…. Learn more.
