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puffed

UK
/pʌft/
US
/pʌft/
puffedadjective
more puffed
Comp.
most puffed
Super.
UK
/pʌft/
US
/pʌft/
Translations
The puffed pastry was light and flaky.
Вздутый слоеный пирог был легким и слоистым.
His puffed ego made him difficult to work with.
Его раздутое эго делало его трудным в работе.
After the injury, his ankle was puffed and painful.
После травмы его лодыжка была опухшей и болезненной.
Additional translations
напыщенный
раздувшийся
Definitions
Swollen or inflated in appearance.
The puffed sleeves of her dress gave it a vintage look.
Breathing heavily or panting, often due to exertion.
After running up the hill, he was puffed and needed a moment to catch his breath.
Filled with pride or self-importance.
She was puffed with pride at her daughter's achievement.
Synonyms
swollen
inflated
bulging
expanded
puffed-up
puffverb

puffed

Past Simple

puffed
Past Simple
puffed
Past Participle
puffing
Gerund
UK
/pʌf/
US
/pʌf/
Translations
The train began to puff as it climbed the hill.
Поезд начал пыхтеть, поднимаясь на холм.
He puffed on his cigar thoughtfully.
Он задумчиво дымил своей сигарой.
She puffed her cheeks in frustration.
Она надула щеки от досады.
Additional translations
плестись
Definitions
To blow or breathe out in a quick, forceful manner.
He puffed out a cloud of smoke from his cigar.
To swell or become inflated.
The pastry puffed up in the oven as it baked.
To move with exaggerated or affected dignity or self-importance.
She puffed into the room, clearly proud of her new promotion.
To promote or praise something or someone excessively.
The company puffed their new product as the best on the market.
Synonyms
blow
inflate
exhale
waft
fume
smoke
vent
puffnoun
Definitions
A short, explosive burst of breath or wind.
He blew out a puff of air to cool the hot soup.
A small amount of smoke, vapor, or similar substance emitted in a single burst.
A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.
A light, fluffy pastry filled with cream or other fillings.
She enjoyed a delicious cream puff for dessert.
A soft, rounded pad used for applying powder to the skin.
She used a powder puff to apply makeup to her face.
A short, quick inhalation of a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking device.
He took a puff from his cigar and exhaled slowly.
A hairstyle in which the hair is gathered or allowed to stand out in a rounded mass.
She styled her daughter’s hair into two neat puffs on either side of her head.
puffinterjection
Definitions
Used to imitate or call attention to a sudden burst, disappearance, or to express mild contempt or dismissal.
"Puff!" went the candle as it was suddenly blown out.
puffadjective
Definitions
Used only before a noun: made of, resembling, or relating to light, flaky pastry.
She bought ready-made puff pastry for the tart.
Used only before a noun, informal: giving exaggerated praise or publicity; promotional.
The magazine ran a puff article on the new smartphone.
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