puffings

[US]/pufiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mombawa
v. kushuka; kushika.

Phrases & Collocations

puffing smoke

kuvumia mauti

puffing cheeks

kuvumia mchele

huff and puff

huff and puff

powder puff

moyo ya mauti

puff out

puff out

puff up

kuchuma

puff on

moyo ya mauti

puff and blow

moyo ya mauti

cream puff

puffu ya maziwa

Example Sentences

puffing on a cigar.

kukimbia mwa kachibwa.

Uncle Albert was soon puffing and blowing.

Bwana Albert hivi karibuni alikuwa akipuliza na kuvuma.

he was now puffing like a grampus.

aliyekimbia kama mnyama wa kachibwa.

the train came puffing in.

mashina alisimama na kachibwa.

steam puffing from an engine.

mizani ya kachibwa yaliyosimama kutoka kwa mengine.

I was puffing after swimming so far.

niliyekimbia baada ya kusimama kwa muda mrefu.

They went huffing and puffing up the stairs.

Walikuja na waliupufua kwa makao.

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

Mwisho, na uchovu na uchovu, alizunguka kwenye mizigo.

My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.

Mama yangu alisita kwa furaha kwa kuchuma mchome.

After much huffing and puffing, he agreed to help.

Baada ya kushusha na kupufua, alichangia kusaidia.

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.

Alikuwa mshumaa na kifuto cha mpira mshindi kwa kichwambo mpira, na kichwambo mpira kwa kichwambo mpira, Grass alipiga kila mchakato na furaha kwa kujifunza mchakato wa dakika 10 kama alipotea kwa kuchuma kwenye mpira yake.

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.

Hujumuwa mizigo ya mada mada ya kusafiri, kipipiri cha kusafiri cha mizigo, kipipiri cha kusafiri cha mizigo ya kuchora, mizigo ya kusafiri ya kuchora, mizigo ya kusafiri ya kuchora, mizigo ya kusafiri ya kuchora na mizigo ya kusafiri ya kuchora.

Real-world Examples

Imagine the Gerber Baby puffing on a Marlboro Light.

Fikiria kwa Gerber Baby anapumzika kwa Marlboro Light.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

The snuff came puffing in her face.

Mafuta alipumzika kwenye mchele yake.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

OK, so we have huffing and puffing.

Hakika, tunapumzika na kumwagia.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

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

Je, kusikia mwananchi anapumzika kwa sigara ni kusimamia kusikia kwa mafuta?

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

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

"Nanu kwa tisa," alisema Ernie, akipumzika mchele yake.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

"Nakusimamia kwa kusahihisha hili, Professor!" alisema Percy, akipumzika mchele yake kwa kipindi.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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

Mipango ya pilipili ya mafuta yalipangwa tena kwenye mizani ya mafuta, yanalipumzika na kushangaza kwa uhusiano.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

Kwa nani ya mizani haya inapatana na kila kwa kisimli kwa kusimamia?

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

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

Kuna mazungu ya mafuta kwenye michele yao, na mafuta mengi sana.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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

Mipango ya mafuta yalipumzika kwenye mizani ya mafuta, kwenye mchele ya kuanza.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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