puff
[ puhf ]
/ pʌf /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of puff
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English
puffen (compare Middle Dutch
puffen, Low German
pof, puf); (noun) Middle English
puf, puffe; of imitative orig.
SYNONYMS FOR puff
OTHER WORDS FROM puff
puff·ing·ly, adverb un·puffed, adjective un·puff·ing, adjectiveWords nearby puff
Example sentences from the Web for puff
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