puff
Definition
- n. a short light gust of air
- n. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- n. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- n. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Word forms
- Past tense
- puffed
- Present participle
- puffing
- Past participle
- puffed
- Third person singular
- puffs
Example sentences
n.
After the dragon exhaled a puff of smoke, the villagers were amazed.
v.
He puffed up the balloon until it was ready to burst.