puffing

[US]/pufiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. praise
v. to blow out; to cause to swell.

Phrases & Collocations

puffing smoke

puffing cheeks

huff and puff

powder puff

puff out

puff up

puff on

puff and blow

cream puff

Example Sentences

puffing on a cigar.

Uncle Albert was soon puffing and blowing.

he was now puffing like a grampus.

the train came puffing in.

steam puffing from an engine.

I was puffing after swimming so far.

They went huffing and puffing up the stairs.

Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the gate.

My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.

After much huffing and puffing, he agreed to help.

Cosily dressed in a brown corduroy suit, nattily matched with a brown jumper, Grass took it all in his stride, happy to fit in a 10-minute chat if he could do it while puffing on his pipe.

It is equipped with asphalt return tube, anti-puffing pressure vent valve, anti-aging overhead nitrogen valve, thermometer, volumeter and output asphalt rapid discharge valve and coupling.

Real-world Examples

Imagine the Gerber Baby puffing on a Marlboro Light.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

The snuff came puffing in her face.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

OK, so we have huffing and puffing.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

But is seeing the lead puffing on a cigarette really glamorising smoking?

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

" I'm doing eight, " said Ernie, puffing out his chest.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" I certainly didn't authorize this, Professor! " said Percy, puffing himself up indignantly.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The delicate silver instruments stood again upon the spindle-legged tables, puffing and whirring serenely.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Which of these terms comes from a Latin word for " puffing up" ?

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

There were heavy footfalls behind them, and a great deal of puffing.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The steamer lay puffing alongside the quay, on the point of starting.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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