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pffft
noun as in separation
Strong matches
Example Sentences
If you are watching with me, you will hear me making "pffft" noises in response.
“You have to make a ‘pffft’ noise with your lips in order to generate the sound.”
“But Duke? Pffft. Why bother saving him? He’s never been very nice to you or me or Nala or anybody!”
What you will see in all the stories about this, the accused being guiltless until proven otherwise, is a variant of the question that former Reagan labor secretary Ray Donovan asked the press when a federal corruption case against him went pffft: “Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?”
When I'd ask my father about cooking times and whether I should use my meat thermometer, he exclaimed, "pffft, thermometer-shermometer! I've never used one, and I've been cooking for 40 years!"
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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