Verb (used without object) : The locomotive puffed into the station. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to puff a match out. ,to puff up a pillow. ,Their applause puffed him up. From Dictionary.com.
Some of these managed to dress their hair in puffed out and fashionable ways. From Wordnik.com. [Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences] Reference
Again the breeze fell flat, then puffed from the old quarter, compelling a shift back of sheets and tackles. From Wordnik.com. [The Pearls of Parlay] Reference
Narvaez he described as puffed up by authority, and negligent of precautions against a foe whom he held in contempt. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes] Reference
Each word puffed white out of my mouth and the wind shredded it. From Wordnik.com. [Trader To The Stars]
This ornamental grass is also called puffed wheat and big quaking grass. From Wordnik.com. [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference
The cereal is little and kind of puffed-grain shaped. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
As Asha said I never came across the kind of puffed rice used for this dish. From Wordnik.com. [Puffed wheat snack] Reference
And women are turning themselves into these extreme, kind of puffed-up, plastic breasts, everything a man would desire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2005] Reference
Bake in a hot oven (375 degrees F.) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until it is "puffed" in appearance and golden brown in color. From Wordnik.com. [School and Home Cooking] Reference
She puts some kind of puffed-vegetable snack in her kids 'Easter baskets, and loudly expresses her hatred for crock-pots and Kraft. From Wordnik.com. [Freddy in the Future] Reference
Mary veered off to the right and went to the bed because the covers were kind of puffed up, ruffled over, and I went into the closet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2007] Reference
That kind of puffed-up behavior can be a problem with those kids.''. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Top Stories] Reference
"The thing I remember seeing was Ryan walking around her kind of puffed up like a gorilla," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Nevada Appeal - Top Stories] Reference
His breath puffed hard white in the December air. From Wordnik.com. [A THOUSAND PARROTS] Reference
A big smile and a "puffed up" posture are telltale symptoms. From Wordnik.com. [Raising A Moral Child] Reference
Bake for 20-30 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden. From Wordnik.com. [Nigel Slater's onion tart recipe] Reference
Minutes later, out comes a puffed-up bubble of hot crust filled with air. From Wordnik.com. [Soul Food] Reference
Once I was doing some burning and a giant flame puffed up right in front of me. From Wordnik.com. [The Heroes] Reference
For years, they have taunted each other with raised fists and puffed up chests. From Wordnik.com. [India, Pakistan Out of Step at Ceremony] Reference
His portrait of Napoleon shows us a strutting fool puffed up with self-importance. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in Translations] Reference
The curtains puffed out lightly and settled back, sucked tight against the screen. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Autumn] Reference
"My idea is unique, and my work ethic unmatched," crows the puffed-up entrepreneur. From Wordnik.com. [Why Growing Companies Stumble] Reference
She looked at herself in the mirror and pushed and puffed the soft-as-silk curls. From Wordnik.com. [Beautiful Are the Feet: Part Two] Reference
Pillsbury Doughboys: Sports wearing brand-new, puffed-up, down-filled hunting suits. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzwords] Reference
The "Why" found its way back into his cheeks and puffed his face out like a disease. From Wordnik.com. [Because] Reference
And yes, there certainly are bigger stars in the universe, which are much more puffed up. From Wordnik.com. [Biggest Star Still Managed To Hide Until Just Now] Reference
He puffed on the thing like Groucho Marx, tapping the ash delicately with his ring finger. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 3] Reference
She was the worthy but puffed-up Miss Perfect, all poodle skirts and multicolored binders clutched to her chest. From Wordnik.com. [Potomac High] Reference
Granola is much more dense than an air-puffed cereal like Lucky Charms, so measuring in cups is not a fair comparison. From Wordnik.com. [Zooming In on Candidate Sarah Palin] Reference
Netanyahu puffed Cuban cigars and Abu Ala sipped filtered coffee as they explored the U.S. pullback proposal in detail. From Wordnik.com. [Back At The Table] Reference
Amazingly, she stretches her book out to 295 pages, puffed up with often irrelevant info about William's friends and family. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
September 22 McCain's Energy ErrorsMcCain has puffed up his own energy plan while offering a few falsehoods about Obama's. From Wordnik.com. [The Whoppers of 2008] Reference
They're dressed in baggy shirts and baggy pants, with their hair either pulled back into long braids or fluffed and puffed out. From Wordnik.com. [Straight Outta Cleveland] Reference
They puffed big cigars on private jets, leaving underlings and foreigners to fly business class, one seat ahead of the tourists. From Wordnik.com. [BEYOND FIRST CLASS] Reference
The lawyers -- beneath the puffed-up egos and starched shirts -- are capable of doing their jobs even if they don't all like one another. From Wordnik.com. [Not Exactly Happy Campers] Reference
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