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PUFFING

(noun, verb)
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Definitions

There are 13 meanings of the word Puffing.

Puffing - as a noun

Blowing tobacco smoke out into the air

Example: "They smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"

An act of forcible exhalation

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
huffingsnorting

Puffing - as a 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.

Example: "A bladder puffed with air"

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.

Example Sentences

"She was puffing on a cigarette outside the building."
"The old locomotive came chugging and puffing down the tracks."
"He was puffing and panting after running for miles."
"The hiker was puffing as he climbed up the steep mountain trail."
"She was puffing on her e-cigarette while waiting for the bus."
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Word Game Points

Is PUFFING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, puffing is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

PUFFING has a SCRABBLE points total of 16.

Is PUFFING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, puffing is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
PUFFING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 20.

Is PUFFING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, puffing is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
PUFFING has a WORDFEUD points total of 19.

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