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puffed

/pʌft/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
  2. To pant.
  3. To advertise.
  4. To blow as an expression of scorn.
  5. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
  6. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
  7. Inflated or swollen.
  8. Consisting of a puff.
  9. Gathered up into rounded ridges.
  10. (of cereals) Expanded by the use of steam.
  11. Panting because of having exercised.
  12. Inflated

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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