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adjective
- 1. out of breath: British "he felt puffed after climbing to the top of the apartment block" Similar
- 2. swollen: "symptoms include puffed eyelids"
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PUFFED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of puff 2. (of food) increased in size, especially after…. Learn more.
ˈpəf. puffed; puffing; puffs. Synonyms of puff. intransitive verb. 1. a (1) : to blow in short gusts. (2) : to exhale forcibly. b. : to breathe hard : pant. c. : to emit small whiffs or clouds (as of smoke) often as an accompaniment to vigorous action. puff at a pipe. 2. : to speak or act in a scornful, conceited, or exaggerated manner. 3. a.
puff. verb. uk / pʌf / us / pʌf / puff verb (BREATHE) Add to word list. [ I ] to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising: He came puffing up the stairs. [ + speech ] "I ran all the way home ," she puffed (= said while puffing). puff and pant.
If a part of your body is puffed or puffed up, it is swollen because of an injury or because you are unwell. His face was a little puffed. His mouth was all puffed up where he had taken a rifle butt.
PUFFED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of puff 2. (of food) increased in size, especially after…. Learn more.
to send forth (air, vapor, etc.) in short, quick blasts. to drive or impel by puffing, or with a short, quick blast. to extinguish by means of a puff (usually followed by out ): to puff a match out. to smoke (a cigar, cigarette, etc.). to inflate, distend, or swell, especially with air.
n. 1. a. A short forceful exhalation of breath. b. A short sudden gust of wind. c. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke. d. A short sibilant sound produced by a puff. 2. An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff. 3. An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco. 4.
puffer noun. Definition of puffed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. gathered for protruding fullness. synonyms: puff. fancy. not plain; decorative or ornamented. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Puffed." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/puffed. Accessed 02 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. puffed.
puffed meaning, definition, what is puffed: breathing quickly because you have been ...: Learn more.
