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Birds Dropping In For Smokes Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PUFFS" which means:
- noun
- • A short light gust of air
- • A light inflated pastry or puff shell
- • Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- • Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- • A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- • Thick cushion used as a seat
- • A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- • Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth adjective satellite
- • Gathered for protruding fullness verb
- • Smoke and exhale strongly
- • Suck in or take (air)
- • Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- • Make proud or conceited
- • Praise extravagantly
- • Speak in a blustering or scornful manner
- • To swell or cause to enlarge
- • Blow hard and loudly
An example sentence would be:
- • "She blew out the candles and made a wish as she sent puffs of smoke into the air."
- • "My grandmother used to make delicious cream puffs for dessert."
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The Guardian Cryptic19 Oct 2006 | Down 4 | |
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