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NOUN 8

  1. a short light gust of air

    Synonymspuff of airwhiff
  2. a light inflated pastry or puff shell

  3. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

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  1. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

  2. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

    Synonymspowderpuff
  3. thick cushion used as a seat

  4. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

    • “he took a puff on his pipe”
    • “he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly”
    Synonymsdragpull
  5. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

    • “he gave his nose a loud blow”
    • “he blew out all the candles with a single puff”
    Synonymsblow

VERB 8

  1. smoke and exhale strongly

    • “puff a cigar”
    • “whiff a pipe”
    Synonymswhiff
  2. suck in or take (air)

    • “draw a deep breath”
    • “draw on a cigarette”
    Synonymsdragdraw
  3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

    • “The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”
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  1. make proud or conceited

    • “The sudden fame puffed her ego”
  2. praise extravagantly

    • “The critics puffed up this Broadway production”
    Synonymspuff up
  3. speak in a blustering or scornful manner

    • “A puffing kind of man”
  4. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"

    • “puffed out chests”
    Synonymspuff upblow uppuff out
  5. blow hard and loudly

    • “he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain”
    Synonymshuffchuff

ADJECTIVE 1

  1. gathered for protruding fullness

    • “puff sleeves”
    Synonymspuffed

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