puff

Meaning of puff

noun
  1. a short, explosive burst of breath or wind.
    a puff of wind swung the weathercock round
  2. a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling.
    a jam puff
  3. a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one.
    the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff
  4. a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment.
  5. a powder puff.
    she sent her a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff
verb
  1. breathe in repeated short gasps.
    exercises that make you puff
  2. swell or become swollen.
    he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out
    when he was in a temper, his cheeks puffed up and his eyes shrank
  3. advertise with exaggerated or false praise.
    publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries

Middle English: imitative of the sound of a breath, perhaps from Old English pyf (noun), pyffan (verb).

Information about puff

  • The plural form of puff is: puffs.
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Hyphenation of puff

puff

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • puff is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

puff synonyms

Meaning puffed:

puffed

Meaning puff of air:

whiff

Meaning quilt:

quilt, comforter

Meaning powderpuff:

powderpuff

Meaning ottoman:

ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock

Meaning drag:

drag, pull, draw

Meaning blow:

blow

Meaning whiff:

whiff

Meaning pant:

pant, gasp, heave

Meaning huff:

huff, chuff

Meaning a sudden strong rush of wind:

gust

Meaning a strong gust of wind or air:

blast

Meaning a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people:

rush

Meaning a sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet:

squall

Meaning a very strong wind:

gale

Meaning the air taken into or expelled from the lungs:

breath

Meaning a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind:

flurry

Meaning a current of cool air in a room or other confined space:

draught

Meaning a gentle movement of air:

waft

Meaning a gentle wind:

breeze

Meaning a soft gentle breeze:

zephyr

Meaning a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy:

advertisement

Meaning the publicizing of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness:

promotion

Meaning a suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body:

recommendation

Meaning formal or official praise:

commendation

Meaning a reference to someone or something:

mention

Meaning a television or radio advertisement:

commercial

Meaning an act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself:

push

Meaning an advertisement:

ad, advert

Meaning a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement:

boost

Meaning swell or protrude to an incongruous extent:

bulge

Meaning swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside:

distend

Meaning become or make larger or more extensive:

expand

Meaning fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended:

inflate

Meaning make or become larger or more extensive:

enlarge

Meaning become swollen:

tumefy

Meaning swell up:

intumesce

Meaning make or become wider, larger, or more open:

dilate

Meaning make or become swollen with fluid or gas:

bloat

Meaning publicize information about (a vacancy):

advertise

Meaning give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness:

promote

Meaning make (something) widely known:

publicize

Meaning put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role:

recommend

Meaning praise formally or officially:

commend

Meaning declare one's public approval or support of:

endorse

Meaning mention (a product, event, or establishment) publicly in order to promote it:

plug

Meaning promote the sale of (goods), especially by their presentation in retail outlets:

merchandise

Words that rhyme with puff

Puff, windpuff, bepuff, repuff, whirlpuff, creampuff, unpuff, uppuff, overpuff, powderpuff

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