Advertisement
Advertisement
puff up
verb as in acclaim
verb as in billow
verb as in bloat
verb as in commend
verb as in compliment
Strong matches
verb as in expand
Strong matches
verb as in extol
verb as in fill
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in inflate
verb as in magnify
verb as in plume
verb as in pride
verb as in swell
Strong matches
Example Sentences
For instance, a hypodermic injection of paraffine will puff up the skin at the desired spot.
The shapes are then baked in a hot oven, and during this process they puff up and become hollow in the center.
The cheese may have a bad flavor and develop "pin-holes" and in extreme cases may puff up like a ball.
They swell and puff up their souls, and their natural way of speaking, according to the height of their magisterial place.
Big black smoke puff up quick as powder flash, and down come Indian like he shot.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse