To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger.
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Examples for "puff "
Examples for "puff "
1 Then proceed in the manner explained for the making of puff paste.
2 The woman was putting the powder puff away in her jet bag.
3 So let other countries puff their chests with empty slogans about rights.
4 They never quite had enough puff to make it mainstream, until recently.
5 A puff of wind fanned his cheek; the sail filled and drew.
1 It came to me suddenly: he meant to blow up the Intendance.
2 First, he judged it necessary to blow up the bridge of Demir-Hissar.
3 He could not blow up one of these bubbles on the spring.
4 Gas of northern metaphysics to blow up Broad Church bishops like balloons.
5 The wind begins to blow up sharply, though it was very pleasant.
1 Dublin players puff out their cheeks when they talk about Donegal.
2 They sat beside his bedside watching his lips puff out , sometimes in bubbles.
3 There was not wind enough to puff out a candle flame.
4 If poor old Maurice does puff out - IsupposeI ought to marry her-I-
5 They might make my seams come open and the cotton stuffing puff out .
1 When they blow, they puff up the water about three feet high.
2 But look at the way they puff up at the top!
3 Something to put wind behind the sails and puff up chests.
4 These cookies puff up first then flatten out with crinkled tops.
5 The gingernuts will puff up and then collapse into characteristic fissures.
6 Will seemed to puff up a bit under the compliment, but Jerry sneered.
7 Batter will be thin, but don't worry-yourcupcakes will puff up once baked!
8 Deep-frying without soaking first causes them to puff up immediately.
9 They should puff up a bit when they are ready.
10 Some of the Companions snickered at this and Moriel began to puff up again.
11 A good pumpkin pie will puff up lightly when done.
12 It will puff up like a soufflé and then subside.
13 He saw her upper lip split bloody and puff up .
14 Be sure to remove them from the hot oil as soon as they puff up .
15 The ones who would hold out their arms and puff up their cheeks and waddle.
16 Privacy policies should not puff up their security claims.
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