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.

OTHER WORDS FROM puff

puff·ing·ly, adverb un·puffed, adjective un·puff·ing, adjective

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