puff
noun
a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
were 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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“The Taliban were puffing their chest — ‘We are strong, don’t go, we will take care of you,’ ” said Abdul Qadeem, a father of 13.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2017
It goes without saying that there is no suggestion our evolutionary cousins were puffing away in their caves.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2014
The researchers are, of course, not suggesting that our evolutionary cousins were puffing away in their caves.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2014
The waiters - there were hundreds of them - glowered at the assembled crowd who were puffing on something that cost more than they were lucky to earn in a whole month.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2010
They were puffing away on fat cigars—I supposed the cigars were stolen, too.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
