puffed
US: /ˈpəft/
UK: /pˈʌft/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
puffed- tính từ
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hổn hển, (thở) một cách khó nhọc, hết hơi
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Advanced English dictionary
(also puffed out) + adjective[not before noun] (BrE, informal) breathing quickly and with difficulty because you have been having a lot of physical exercise: I get really puffed in the aerobics class.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 blow, breath, wind, whiff, draught, gust, blast, huff:
A slight puff through the open window stirred the curtains.
2 draught, draw, pull, Colloq drag:
She took a puff from her cigarette and blew the smoke in his face.
3 advertisement, praise, mention, word, item, review, notice, publicity, puffery, Colloq plug, blurb, Slang hype:
The late editions of the papers carry puffs for your new restaurant.
v.
4 blow, breathe, huff, pant, gasp, wheeze:
Victor came huffing and puffing up to the finishing line.
5 draw, pull (at or on), inhale, suck, smoke, Colloq drag:
Holmes was puffing silently on his pipe.
6 Usually, puff up or out. inflate, distend, bloat, swell (up or out), stretch, balloon, expand, pump up, enlarge:
Calvin swaggered in, all puffed up with pride about his new job.
7 publicize, advertise, promote, push, trumpet, ballyhoo, extol, commend, praise, Colloq plug, beat the drum (for):
He has been shamelessly puffing his book on every radio and TV show.
Concise dictionary
puffs|puffed|puffingpʌfnoun
+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; for applying powder to the skin
+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, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
+blow hard and loudly
adj.
+gathered for protruding fullness
