To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
To pant.
To advertise.
To blow as an expression of scorn.
To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
a bladder puffed with air
To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
The act of one who puffs.
the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train
A puffy ornament.
An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.