to puff
4
7.0
- verb
- /pʌf/
:
presumir
- From my experience, no matter what you send a lawyer, they always puff themselves up and say "NO WAY!"
Examples
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"Some learned men are familiar with your books," he said, "but don't puff yourself up with too much righteous indignation."
Fiction book (1992) -
We're all puffed up with ourselves now 'cause we invented the bomb.
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Are you the kind of man who puffs himself up by humiliating women?
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Sure, he's all puffed up over himself.
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The professor who denigrates the dead puffs himself up among his students.
Academic text (1991) -
"Nothing's too good for my friends," he said, all puffed up, not knowing Chick was joking.
Fiction book (1990) -
You're all puffed up, you're thinking that you're special.
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You could tell the way he'd just strut around, all arms and elbows, you know, all puffed up and cocksure.
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You fly in, you puff up your chest, and you pretend to play president.
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Look at you, all puffed up and mighty, thinking you're the new Big Bad.
Synonyms
191
2.7
To talk in a proud way about yourself or what you have
151
7.7
To talk proudly about achievements to make others admire you
8
7.8
To say you are more important or successful than you really are
7
7.5
To talk proudly about things you have done
4
8.4
Act as if you are better than other people
4
4.9
To become proud and show it in your face or actions
1
8.1
To act as if you are better than other people
To talk too proudly about yourself or what you have done
To talk about yourself to show you are more important
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- South African
1
9.3
A large African snake that swells its body when threatened and has strong venom
- US
A harmless North American snake with a nose that points up that spreads its head or plays dead when scared
A smooth mixture of flour and eggs that rises into light hollow shells for sweet or savory fillings
- Specialized
A dough of flour, butter, and water that makes light, flaky layers when baked
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Puff To act in a boastful way is called puffing because pride is like being 'puffed up' — filled with air — so the word links the image of inflating with the idea of showing off.