to puff
8
2.5
- verb
- /pʌf/
:
fumar
- The window is rolled up, and she puffs impatiently on a cigarette.
- puff on a cigarette
There's no an app to get your nails done or go puff or something like that.
- There's no an app to get your nails done or go puff or something like that.
Examples
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Puffing on Boot's cigar pretty hard, ain't you?
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As he listened to the music, he would puff on his cigar, enjoying the relaxing atmosphere.
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Light it, and puff it, and put it out, and puff it again.
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When you puff, hold it for a sec.
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I wanna say, "Puff, puff, pass, repass."
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I don't even puff anymore.
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Even at this early hour, he puffs on his trademark cigar.
Fiction book (1991) -
Want to puff one?
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Fergus watches him puff the cigarette, the hood just above his lips.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dias lit a cigarette and puffed vigorously, building up a good head of smoke.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To breathe in and out the fumes of tobacco
42
4.1
Breathe in air or smoke
12
8.1
To breathe in air or smoke strongly
4
6.3
To breathe in and out vapor from an electronic cigarette
4
8.9
To breathe in smoke from a cigarette or vape pen
3
9.5
To breathe in smoke from a marijuana cigarette
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
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Etymology
Puff The verb meaning to smoke comes from the idea of taking little breaths of smoke, or 'puffs', so to puff on a pipe is to draw and blow out those small breaths.