puffing up

Example Sentences

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For air-fried burgers, flatten your patties as much as possible and press an indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

The species as a whole has a variety of defensive techniques, including biting, puffing up and flattening their heads to look like a venomous snake.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

Forced to slow down, the man who believed “hiking is for people who can’t run” found himself huffing and puffing up a peak in Griffith Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Grand Douglas fir trees loomed over the participants as they began their day puffing up a trail at Shoreview Park.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

She pictured him puffing up the stairs, squeezing through the door, looking dis-approvingly at the clutter in their house, recoiling from Poppy’s sticky hands—no, it wouldn’t do.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau