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- [puhf]
- /pʌf/
- /pʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhf]
- /pʌf/
Definitions of puff word
- noun puff a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath. 1
- noun puff an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc. 1
- noun puff an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette or pipe; whiff. 1
- noun puff the sound of an abrupt emission of air, vapor, etc. 1
- noun puff a small quantity of vapor, smoke, etc., emitted at one blast. 1
- noun puff an inflated or distended part of a thing; swelling; protuberance. 1
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Origin of puff
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English puffen (compare Middle Dutch puffen, Low German pof, puf); (noun) Middle English puf, puffe; of imitative orig.
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Puff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
puff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puff
noun puff
- acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- advertising — Advertising is the activity of creating advertisements and making sure people see them.
- airflow — The airflow around an object or vehicle is the way that the air flows around it.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- batt — a slab-shaped piece of insulating material used in building houses
verb puff
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
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