puff
noun
[ pʌf ]
• a short, explosive burst of breath or wind.
• "a puff of wind swung the weathercock round"
Similar:
gust,
blast,
rush,
squall,
gale,
whiff,
breath,
flurry,
draught,
waft,
breeze,
blow,
zephyr,
• a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling.
• "a jam puff"
• a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one.
• "the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff"
Similar:
favourable mention,
piece of publicity,
favourable review,
advertisement,
promotion,
recommendation,
commendation,
mention,
good word,
commercial,
push,
ad,
boost,
advert,
• a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment.
• a powder puff.
• "she sent her a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff"
puff
verb
• breathe in repeated short gasps.
• "exercises that make you puff"
Similar:
breathe heavily,
breathe loudly/rapidly/quickly,
pant,
puff and pant,
puff and blow,
blow,
gasp,
fight for breath,
catch one's breath,
• swell or become swollen.
• "he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out"
Similar:
bulge,
swell (out),
stick out,
distend,
belly (out),
balloon (up/out),
expand,
inflate,
enlarge,
tumefy,
intumesce,
cause to swell,
cause to bulge,
dilate,
blow up,
pump up,
bloat,
• advertise with exaggerated or false praise.
• "publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries"
Similar:
advertise,
promote,
give publicity to,
publicize,
push,
recommend,
commend,
endorse,
put in a good word for,
beat the drum for,
give a puff to,
hype (up),
plug,
merchandise,
Origin:
Middle English: imitative of the sound of a breath, perhaps from Old English pyf (noun), pyffan (verb).
