puffy
3
5.1
- adjective
- /ˈpʌfi/
:
racheado
- The wind blew in short, puffy bursts, creating ripples across the surface of the lake.
- puffy clouds
- puffy white
Examples
-
On the hiking trail, we encountered puffy gusts of wind that made walking challenging.
-
As the storm approached, we felt puffy winds that signaled a change in the weather.
-
The sky was clear and a deep blue, with occasional white puffy clouds.
Fiction book (1992) -
There are white puffy clouds and a small breeze.
Fiction book (1990) -
A crystalline day with high, puffy clouds.
Fiction book (1993) -
The big puffy clouds were his favorites.
Fiction book (1996) -
The sky, which had been cloudless at dawn, was filling with white, puffy clouds.
Fiction book (2002) -
Small puffy white clouds drifted lazily across the sky above the crab apple tree.
Fiction book (2001) -
Low on the horizon, puffy white clouds sail in the sky, driven by trade winds, laced with the fragrant scent of tropical flowers.
Fiction book (2002) -
Picture in your mind majestic mountains, forests, roaring rivers, wildlife, swift-flowing streams, blue sky with puffy clouds, and the brilliant golds, oranges, and reds painting the landscape.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
11
3.4
A wind that blows in sudden strong bursts
7
4.4
Windy weather with strong gusts that make noise
1
6.0
Strong wind that blows in sudden loud gusts
Very strong, noisy wind that blows in sudden bursts
Antonyms
How Gusty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Puffy for wind comes from the same root puff, which means 'a short burst of air'. A helpful way to remember it is that puffy wind is full of small puffs, so the wind blows in short, quick bursts and not in one steady flow.