PUFF Definition & Meaning - Merriam

to breathe quickly and with a lot of force, usually as a result of an activity that needs a lot of physical effort: Ricardo was puffing hard ...

puff verb (SMOKE) ... She was puffing on a cigarette at the time. 她當時正在吸煙。 He sat there, puffing away at a cigarette. 他坐在那裡，抽著煙。

PUFF meaning: 1 : to breathe smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc., in and out of the lungs; 2 : to produce or send out small clouds of smoke or steam.

puff in American English · 1. a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath · 2. an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc · 3. an act of inhaling and exhaling, ...

5 天前 · a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath. an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc. an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette ...

to breathe quickly and with difficulty after the effort of running, carrying something heavy etc George puffed and panted as he tried to keep up.

1. a (1) : to blow in short gusts (2) : to exhale forcibly b : to breathe hard : pant c : to emit small whiffs or clouds (as of smoke) often as an ... Cream puff · Powder puff · Puff piece · Puff out

ˈpəf. as in to gasp. to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty he came running up the stairs puffing and wheezing. gasp. pant.

to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds [intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) (informal) to breathe loudly and quickly, especially ...

A puff is a wisp of air or a baked snack. A magician might disappear in a puff of smoke — the kind that happens when you blow out a candle ...