1 ~ (at / on sth) to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc:
[V] He puffed (away) on his pipe. * [VN] I sat puffing my cigar.
2 ~ (sth) (out) to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds:
[VN] Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke. * [V] Steam puffed out.
3 (informal) to breathe loudly and quickly, especially after you have been running:
[V] I was starting to puff a little from the climb. [also Vspeech]
seealsoPUFFED, PUFFEDOUT
4 [V+adv./prep.] to move in a particular direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or steam:
The train puffed into the station.
IDIOMS
be puffed up with pride, etc. to be too full of pride, etc:
He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance.
puff and pant (also puff and blow, informal) to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort:
Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the gate.
moreatHUFFv.
PHRASALVERBS
puff sth<->out to make sth bigger and rounder, especially by filling it with air:
She puffed out her cheeks.
puff up
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