puff
Definitions
Noun
- A short light gust of air
- A light inflated pastry or puff shell
- Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- Thick cushion used as a seat
- A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
Verb
- Smoke and exhale strongly
- Suck in or take (air)
- Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- Make proud or conceited
- Praise extravagantly
- Speak in a blustering or scornful manner
- To swell or cause to enlarge,
- Blow hard and loudly
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