puffing
- present participle of puff.
Example Sentences
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"Trevithick had already created an engine called the Puffing Devil in 1801, which was basically a steam train on the road that moved under its own power," said Snow.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024
Puffing out your chest, pointing your finger at me, raising your voice and repeating yourself in an attempt to intimidate me into agreeing with you.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Puffing his chest one moment, self-scrutinizing the next, he seemed to offer a novel archetype: the grounded hip-hop star.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 22, 2016
The Puffing Gun and the Rise of Cereal,” which opened in 2013 as part of the annual Summer Streets Festival in New York and traveled around the city.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2015
Puffing out his cheeks, Nick went up and down on the balls of his feet a few times, cautioning himself to stay cool.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
