'puff' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'puff' with 3 example sentences.
- puff adjective
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: gathered for protruding fullness
- puff noun
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: 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
- puff verb
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: 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
I've bought some cream puffs. Do you want one?
The man puffed smoke into her face.
This puff pastry is popular in the Philippines.