Definition of puffing Puffing

/pʌˈfɪŋ/ - [pufing] -

We found 8 definitions of puffing from 5 different sources.

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What does puffing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: puffings

puffing - an act of forcible exhalation
  huffing, snorting
  breathing out, exhalation, expiration the act of expelling air from the lungs
puffing - blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"
  smoking, smoke the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • puffing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Puff
  • puffing
    a. & n. from Puff, v. i. & t.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • puffing
    Bidding at an auction, as above; also praising any thing above its merits, from interested motives. The art of puffing is at present greatly practised, and essentially necessary in all trades, professions, and callings. To puff and blow; to be out of breath.

Part of speech

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  • puffing, verb, gerund of puff (infinitive).
  • puffing, noun, singular of puffings.

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