puffed

UK /pʌft/ US /pʌft/

adj 5

Definitions

adj

Inflated or swollen.

Gathered up into rounded ridges.

The dress had puffed sleeves.

Expanded by the use of steam.

Consisting of a puff; exhaled or produced in puffs.

the puffed smoke of a cigar

adj

Synonym of puffed out (“panting from exercise”).

Collocations

ADJ.

all, arm-chair, deep, golden, living

VERB + PUFFED

dress, face, huffed, worth

PUFFED + NOUN

anne, chest, cigar, himself, sleeves

PREP.

into, on, out, up, with, without

ADV.

complacently

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — gathered for protruding fullness

puff

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The dress had puffed sleeves.

Wiktionary

the puffed smoke of a cigar

Wiktionary

The man puffed smoke into her face.

Tatoeba · #45265

And so the Big Bad Wolf huffed, and he puffed, and he blew down the tag that demanded a native check.

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Pour the batter into the prepared soufflé dish and bake it for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the soufflé is puffed and deep golden brown. Serve immediately.

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Tom puffed on his pipe.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, puffed is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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