puff
noun
a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
was puffing
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past progressiveof puff.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One, named Waleed, was puffing on his shisha, its long hose draped across his arm.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
He was puffing his chest out, and a policeman instantly handcuffed him.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2020
There he was, puffing away, when his communications director sent him a text saying the Supreme Court decision had just come down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2015
It is more likely, he said, that Salinger was puffing himself up to Ms. Sheard while privately nursing his romantic wounds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2013
The old woman with the pipe was puffing on it without realizing it had gone out.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
