puff - Meaning in Kannada

puff - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of puff in English

puff adjective

1. gathered for protruding fullness

   Example

   • "puff sleeves"

puff noun

1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

   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
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
6. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
7. thick cushion used as a seat
8. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

   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

   Example

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

   Example

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

   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

   Example

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

   Examples

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

   Examples

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

   Example

   • "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

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