puff

/pˈʌf/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

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

adjective

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)
“he took a puff on his pipe”
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
“he gave his nose a loud blow”

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