puff
noun
a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
has been puffing
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present perfect progressiveof puff (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For two months, a Federal Trade Commission smoking machine has been puffing manfully on 59 different types and sizes of cigarettes representing 23 different brand names.
From Time Magazine Archive
Germany has been puffing for three score years; France smokes to a man.
From The Social History of Smoking by Apperson, George Latimer
Germany has been puffing for threescore years; France smokes to a man.
From The Fitz-Boodle Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace
