American English pronunciation
How to pronounce puffing
IPA transcription: ['pʌfɪŋ]
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['pʌfɪŋ]
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Noun
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blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
“they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing”
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an act of forcible exhalation
Verb
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breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
“The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”
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suck in or take (air)
“draw a deep breath”
“draw on a cigarette”
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smoke and exhale strongly
“puff a cigar”
“whiff a pipe”
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to swell or cause to enlarge,
“Her faced puffed up from the drugs”
“puffed out chests”
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blow hard and loudly
“he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain”
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make proud or conceited
“The sudden fame puffed her ego”
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praise extravagantly
“The critics puffed up this Broadway production”
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speak in a blustering or scornful manner
“A puffing kind of man”
Usage examples
- The Tait service would be aimed at tourists visiting Puffing Billy.