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Meaning of PUFF in English

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

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    Meaning of PUFF in English

    • A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
    • Anything light and filled with air.
    • A puffball.
    • a kind of light pastry.
    • A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.
    • An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.
    • To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
    • To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.
    • To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.
    • To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
    • To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
    • To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
    • To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
    • To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
    • To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; -- often with up.
    • To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
    • Puffed up; vain.

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