puff
Short breath out
Puff, a noun and verb, suggests inflation and the movement of air.
Various kinds of food that consist mostly of air are called puffs (cheese puffs, corn puffs).
Puff pastry rises a lot when baked.
When you puff on a cigarette or pipe, you inhale smoke from it; you can also take a puff.
Difficult breathing is sometimes called puffing, or huffing and puffing.
Food or some other object that is puffed is expanded with air.
Something that is puffed up is inflated or exaggerated.
Limbless scaled reptile
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- hognoseSnake with upturned snout
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
fangs · threat · display · inflate · hood · strike · scales · camouflage
Exaggerated promotional fanfare
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- praiseExpression of approval
- blurbBrief promotional text
- endorseGive official approval
flatter · publicity · overstate · advertisement · review · plug · boast · tout
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
nicotine · hookah · pipe · cigar · vapor · smoker · fumes · chimney
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- blowMove air forcefully
- gaspSudden sharp breath
- wheezeWhistling labored breath
sigh · huff · pant · respiration · lungs · air · diaphragm · breathe
Fine dry particles
dusting · dandelion · cumulus · marshmallow · whipped · meringue · souffle · airy
inflate
Fill with gas
billow · distend · plump · bulge · engorge · fill · rise · pillow · cushion · pouf
snake
Limbless scaled reptile
reptile · fangs · threat · display · inflate · hood · strike · scales · camouflage
hype
Exaggerated promotional fanfare
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- praiseExpression of approval
- blurbBrief promotional text
endorse · flatter · publicity · overstate · advertisement · review · plug · boast · tout · sell
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
draw · nicotine · hookah · pipe · cigar · vapor · smoker · fumes · chimney · exhale
inhale
Draw air in
wheeze · sigh · huff · pant · respiration · lungs · air · diaphragm · breathe · snort
powder
Fine dry particles
soft · dusting · dandelion · cumulus · marshmallow · whipped · meringue · souffle · airy · light
choux
Twice-cooked pastry dough
- éclairFilled oblong pastry
- profiteroleFilled choux sphere
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
golden · beignet · croquembouche · pâte · shell · hollow · light · crispy · buttery · danish
powder
Fine dry particles
- compactTightly packed together
- applicatorTool for applying substances
- dustingRemoving surface grime
blush · foundation · talc · cheek · brush · sponge · dabbing · patting · rouge · finishing
- huffs and puffsBreathes hard from effort
- cream puffsFilled choux shell desserts
- puff upInflate or swell
- puffed upInflated or conceited
- huffing and puffingLabored, noisy respiration
- cheese puffsBaked cornmeal snack, dusted
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