puffs Synonyms
puffs Meaning
puffs
to emit small whiffs or clouds (as of smoke) often as an accompaniment to vigorous action, a soft loose roll of hair, draw sense 1a, to breathe hard, to form a chromosomal puff, a slight explosive sound accompanying a puff, to speak or act in a scornful, conceited, or exaggerated manner, to become distended, to blow by or as if by puffs, to draw on (a cigar, cigarette, pipe, etc.) with intermittent exhalations of smoke, a small fluffy pad for applying cosmetic powder, to make proud or conceited, a statement that amounts to puffing, an act or instance of puffing, an enlarged region of a chromosome that is associated with intensely active genes involved in RNA synthesis, a slight swelling, a light round hollow pastry, a fluffy mass, to exhale forcibly, to praise extravagantly and usually with exaggeration, to distend with or as if with air or gas, to swell or become swollen with or as if with air, to emit, propel, blow, or expel by or as if by puffs, pouf sense 2, to blow in short gusts, a commendatory or promotional notice or review, of, relating to, or designed for promotion or flattery, to open or appear in or as if in a puff, a cloud (as of smoke or steam) given off in a puff, a light pastry that rises high in baking, a perceptible cloud or aura emitted in a puff, a quilted bed covering, windgall, advertise
puffs Sentence Examples
- The baker created delicate puffs of pastry, filled with a rich cream.
- A gentle breeze sent puffs of dandelion seeds floating through the air.
- His cheeks puffed out as he held his breath in frustration.
- The burning fireplace emitted puffs of smoke that curled towards the ceiling.
- She exhaled a series of puffs from her cigarette, a cloud of smoke obscuring her face.
- The marshmallows toasted over the campfire, puffing up and turning golden brown.
- The clouds drifted by as fluffy puffs of cotton, casting fleeting shadows on the ground below.
- With each breath, her chest puffed up and down in a gentle rhythm.
- The cat puffed out its fur in an attempt to make itself look larger.
- The bonfire crackled and popped, sending sparks and puffs of embers into the night sky.
FAQs About the word puffs
to emit small whiffs or clouds (as of smoke) often as an accompaniment to vigorous action, a soft loose roll of hair, draw sense 1a, to breathe hard, to form a
breezes, breaths, zephyrs, airs,wafts, blows, whiffs, winds, northers, flurries
calms,,
The baker created delicate puffs of pastry, filled with a rich cream.
A gentle breeze sent puffs of dandelion seeds floating through the air.
His cheeks puffed out as he held his breath in frustration.
The burning fireplace emitted puffs of smoke that curled towards the ceiling.
