Puff

verb

pəf

Adjective

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
“he took a puff on his pipe”
Similar:Drag Pull
Type of:IntakeAspirationInspiration
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
“he blew out all the candles with a single puff”
Similar:Blow
Type of:ExpirationExhalation
a short light gust of air
Similar:Whiff
Type of:GustBlastBlow
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
Similar:Powderpuff
Type of:Pad
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Similar:Comfort Comforter Quilt
Type of:BedclothesBedding
thick cushion used as a seat
Similar:Hassock OttomanPoufPouffe
Type of:Seat
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
Type of:Pastry
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
Type of:RecommendationTestimonial

to swell or cause to enlarge
“Her faced puffed up from the drugs”
“puffed out chests”
Type of:TumefySwellIntumesce
blow hard and loudly
“he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain”
Similar:Chuff Huff
Type of:Blow
smoke and exhale strongly
“puff a cigar”
Similar:Whiff
Type of:Smoke
praise extravagantly
“The critics puffed up this Broadway production”
Type of:Praise
make proud or conceited
“The sudden fame puffed her ego”
Type of:ElateIntoxicateUplift
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
“A puffing kind of man”
Type of:ToutGasGasconade
suck in or take (air)
Similar:Drag Draw
Type of:InhaleInspire
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Similar:Gasp Heave Pant
Type of:Blow