puff
noun
a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
have puffed
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present perfectof puff.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If the centers have puffed, gently press them down with the back of a spoon.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Not too long after that, Keaton flew across the country to New York where several things happened in short succession that would have puffed up anyone else’s ego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
I apologized and put the phone away, feeling crass and ignorant, like I might as well have puffed cigarette smoke in her face.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2021
Its $420 floral cotton dresses have puffed shoulders and a ruffled Peter Pan collar.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2018
A doubt or a scruple must have made him totter, a sigh have puffed him down; the weight of a frown had staggered him, a wrinkle made him lose his balance.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles
