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puff

noun as in blast of air

verb as in inhale or exhale air

verb as in publicize

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Example Sentences

It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!

And even ordinary exercisers may subject themselves to dirty looks if they puff near their gym.

So we salute you, Mr. Fielder, even as we continue to huff and puff at the gym in pursuit of those rippling ridges.

In his new video for “I Want the Love,” Puff Daddy sits tight on what appears to be a pretty good replica of the iron throne.

I walked behind the idling swing and gave it a gentle puff of a push.

It was a white silk, with an immense train, of course, and without overskirt—simply caught up in a great puff behind.

It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.

The horse made a spring to one side, and the beautiful new pipe was broken before the old hero had taken a single puff.

The flounces were so full and fluffy that he held his knees back nervously lest he should disturb a puff.

Will not one puff of that narcotic breath drowse deep all watching dragons, and make for him the sleeping beauties of his will?

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On this page you'll find 181 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to puff, such as: whiff, wisp, breath, draft, drag, and draught.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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