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View definitions for puffing

puffing

adjective as in blowing

Strongest match

adjective as in winded

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Example Sentences

The new observations reveal a star puffing out gas and dust, in the last stages before it becomes a supernova.

In an open-air, bustling café in Nasr City in Cairo, dozens of newly arrived refugees huddle in small groups, puffing on hookahs, sharing stories about their homeland.

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Huffing and puffing uphill on a rickety old bike towards the job centre.

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"Mr Keane was puffing his cheeks out. He was right up against the glass. He was banging on the window," he told the court.

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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.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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