puff - Meaning in Kannada

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puff - Meaning in Kannada

puff Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of puff in English

puff adjective

1. gathered for protruding fullness

   Synonyms

   puffed

   Example

   • "puff sleeves"

puff noun

1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

   Synonyms

   drag, pull

   Examples

   • "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
   • "he took a puff on his pipe"
2. a short light gust of air

   Synonyms

   puff of air, whiff

3. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
4. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
5. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

   Synonyms

   comfort, comfort, comforter, comforter, quilt

6. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

   Synonyms

   powderpuff

7. thick cushion used as a seat

   Synonyms

   hassock, ottoman, ottoman, pouf, pouffe

8. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

   Synonyms

   blow, blow

   Examples

   • "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
   • "he gave his nose a loud blow"

puff verb

1. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

   Synonyms

   gasp, heave, pant

   Example

   • "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
2. blow hard and loudly

   Synonyms

   chuff, huff, huff

   Example

   • "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
3. to swell or cause to enlarge

   Synonyms

   blow up, puff out, puff up

   Examples

   • "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
   • "puffed out chests"
4. speak in a blustering or scornful manner

   Example

   • "A puffing kind of man"
5. praise extravagantly

   Synonyms

   puff up

   Example

   • "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
6. smoke and exhale strongly

   Synonyms

   whiff

   Examples

   • "puff a cigar"
   • "whiff a pipe"
7. suck in or take (air)

   Synonyms

   drag, draw

   Examples

   • "draw a deep breath"
   • "draw on a cigarette"
8. make proud or conceited

   Example

   • "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

Synonyms of puff

• blow
• drag, pull
• hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe
• powderpuff
• comfort, comforter, quilt
• puff of air, whiff
• gasp, heave, pant
• chuff, huff
• blow up, puff out, puff up
• puff up
• whiff
• drag, draw
• puffed

More matches for puff

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