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Bird Finally Landing Breathing Heavily Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PUFFING" which means:
- noun
- • Blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
- • An act of forcible exhalation verb
- • To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
- • To pant.
- • To advertise.
- • To blow as an expression of scorn.
- • To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
- • To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
- • To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
- • To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
- • To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
- • To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
- • To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She was puffing on a cigarette outside the building."
- • "The old locomotive came chugging and puffing down the tracks."
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Telegraph Cryptic14 Mar 2023 | Down 1 | |
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