poofing
Going up smoke
Poofing describes something appearing or disappearing suddenly, as if by magic—like a puff of smoke: The files were there one minute, then poofing, gone.
In hairstyling, poofing means adding volume or lift: She spent twenty minutes poofing her hair.
The word can also describe something becoming fluffy or puffed up.
Performing magical illusions
- abracadabraSpell-casting utterance
- prestoVery fast tempo
- hocus-pocusDeceptive talk or tricks
- spellArrange letters correctly
trick · illusion · sleight of hand · wand · stage magic · smoke and mirrors · misdirection · magician
Ceasing to be visible
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dematerializingCeasing to exist physically
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
dissolving · vaporizing · sublimating · evanescing · dispersing · scattering · disintegrating · melting away
Briefest unit of time
whoosh · puff · burst · pop · quick · swift · spontaneous · momentary
Playful, mild ridicule
- volumizingIncreasing apparent fullness
- backcombingStyling hair against growth
- fluffing upAerating something soft
- hairFibrous scalp covering
cushion · pillow · duvet · mattress · plumping · aerating · lofting · billowing
conjuring
Performing magical illusions
- abracadabraSpell-casting utterance
- prestoVery fast tempo
- hocus-pocusDeceptive talk or tricks
spell · trick · illusion · sleight of hand · wand · stage magic · smoke and mirrors · misdirection · magician · prestidigitation
vanishing
Ceasing to be visible
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dematerializingCeasing to exist physically
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
fading · dissolving · vaporizing · sublimating · evanescing · dispersing · scattering · disintegrating · melting away · going up in smoke
instant
Briefest unit of time
snap · whoosh · puff · burst · pop · quick · swift · spontaneous · momentary · split-second
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- volumizingIncreasing apparent fullness
- backcombingStyling hair against growth
- fluffing upAerating something soft
hair · cushion · pillow · duvet · mattress · plumping · aerating · lofting · billowing · expanding
poofingdwindling
Progressively becoming smaller
ebbing · waning · tapering off · eroding · lingering
poofingmaterializing
Becoming real or visible
appearing · manifesting · emerging · spawning · coming into being
poofingflattening
Reducing to evenness
deflating · compressing · smoothing · collapsing · slicking down