puff
noun
a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
Example Sentences
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They’re surprisingly warm inside, and ours made a cozy setting for pork belly skewers, crab puffs and smoked cocktails.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Buc-ee’s sells thousands of private-label snacks, including housemade jerkies and caramel-coated corn puffs, a beloved treat known as Beaver Nuggets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Tolkan was also well known for drilling Maverick and Goose with swift reprimands and tough love between puffs of his cigar as their commanding officer, Tom “Stinger” Jardian, in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
The process involves a special oven that chills the product, heats it, steals away its moisture and puffs it up.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
As they darted by, the squid released puffs of black ink to hide themselves, and Roz found herself lost in an inky cloud.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
