Puff

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NOUN

a short light gust of air

a light inflated pastry or puff shell

exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers

thick cushion used as a seat

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

VERB

smoke and exhale strongly

suck in or take (air)

breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

make proud or conceited

praise extravagantly

speak in a blustering or scornful manner

to swell or cause to enlarge

blow hard and loudly

ADJ

gathered for protruding fullness

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