puffed

[US]/pʌft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.swollen; adj. loose

Phrases & Collocations

puffed up

puffed pastry

puffed cheeks

puffed out

puffed sleeves

puffed food

puffed rice

Example Sentences

The parachute puffed all around.

I was puffed by the run.

he was puffed up with conceit.

she lit up a cigarette and puffed on it serenely.

he puffed on his pipe contentedly.

symptoms include puffed eyelids.

huffed and puffed up the stairs.

A fresh breeze puffed across the river.

A gust of wind puffed the clouds away.

The bird puffed out its feathers.

He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously.

he puffed out smoke through his long cigarette holder.

his breath puffed out like white smoke.

he was never puffed up about his writing.

he felt puffed after climbing to the top of the apartment block.

He puffed up and glared at the importuning questioner.

Many tourists puffed up the steep steps of the ancient pagoda.

He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance.

They huffed and puffed as they carried the sofa upstairs.

Real-world Examples

Slowly and deliberately Karlie puffed at his cigarette.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

You know what? Sometimes I need to be puffed up and frilly.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Uh-oh, Charley's getting tired and puffed out.

Source: Little Bear Charlie

Think about your chest, is it puffed out?

Source: Learn business English with Lucy.

" My word, " he puffed, pale and sweaty, his walrus mustache aquiver.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Tiger Immortal puffed out his chest.

Source: Journey to the West

He puffed luxuriously at the long Corona he was smoking.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

So the wolf huffed, and he puffed, and he blew the house in.

Source: "Experience English" Children's English Reading Material

Lady Gaga style puffed sleeves are all the rage.

Source: VOA Standard October 2013 Collection

So he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and he huffed, and he blew the house in.

Source: American Elementary English 2

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