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Meanings of puffing in anglès

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An act of forcible exhalation.

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Usage of puffing in anglès
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But to be clear, all this chest puffing comes with a price.
The Guardian
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He could hear the hard puffing of the engine up the grade.
Three Soldiers
3
He was puffing heavily, but all things considered he looked quite cheerful.
From hell with love
4
The steamer lay puffing alongside the quay, on the point of starting.
Around the World in Eighty Days
5
He must have been puffing away furiously without being aware of it.
Knife of dreams
6
The fog was puffing through the gaunt arms, festooning the rigid hands.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
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Then stake and bones fall together in a little puffing of dust.
Men, Women and Ghosts
8
Not that you'll remember when you're huffing and puffing, but you know.
The South African
9
The promo was a tease, a hype-whatthe car business called puffing.
Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
10
A freight train was puffing into the siding at the Payson station.
The Oakdale Affair
11
The ad features a woman seductively 'vaping,' or puffing on an e-cigarette.
Reuters
12
Just then back came the Troll puffing and blowing and tearing along.
Popular Tales from the Norse
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He leaned over the rail, puffing at the stub of his cigar.
The Alaskan
14
Away they went, puffing like little steam engines, in the cold air.
A Son of the City / A Story of Boy Life
15
And Uncle Tucker laughed as he resumed the puffing of his pipe.
Rose of Old Harpeth
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Germany has been puffing for threescore years; France smokes to a man.
The Fitz-Boodle Papers
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
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