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puff
[ puhf ]
/ pʌf /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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Origin of puff
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English verb puffen, Old English pyffan, puffan (compare Middle Dutch puffen ); imitative of the sound
OTHER WORDS FROM puff
puff·ing·ly, adverbun·puffed, adjectiveun·puff·ing, adjectiveWords nearby puff
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British Dictionary definitions for puff
puff
/ (pʌf) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for puff
Old English pyffan; related to Dutch German puffen, Swiss pfuffen, Norwegian puffa, all of imitative origin
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