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1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) vindpust, drag, blås2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) pudderkvast; drag; dott; blaff; puff(erme)2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) blåse, dampe, smatte på2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) pese, puste og stønne•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff updrag--------vatteppe--------vindpustIsubst. \/pʌf\/1) pust, blaff2) puff, (røyk)sky3) trekk, (vind)drag4) puff, (svakt) knall• can you hear the puffs from the engine?5) (sigarett, sigar, pipe) drag6) pudderkvast7) ( håndarbeid) puff8) ( matlaging) butterdeig, terte, vannbakkels9) ( om hår) valk, lokk, rull10) (ublu) reklame11) (om bok, forestilling e.l.) skrytende anmeldelse12) (amer.) dunteppe, sengeteppe13) hevelse, kulnever in one's puff ( slang) aldri i livetout of puff ( hverdagslig) andpustena puff at something et drag av noea puff of wind et vindpustpuff pastry ( matlaging) butterdeig, terterun out of puff ( hverdagslig) miste pustenIIverb \/pʌf\/1) puste, stønne, pruste, gispe, snappe etter pusten2) ( om røyking) dampe, blåse på, dampe på, patte på3) blåse (i støt)4) tøffe, dampe5) støte ut, puste ut6) rulle opp, sette opp7) pudre8) lage reklame for, oppreklamere, skape blest om9) ( også puff up) svelle (opp), svulmepuff and blow puste og pesepuffed up with svulmende avpuff out blåse oppblåse ut
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puff — [puf] n. [ME puf < OE pyff < the v.] 1. a) a short, sudden burst or gust, as of wind, or an expulsion, as of breath b) the sound of this c) a small quantity of vapor, smoke, etc. expelled at one time 2. a draw at a cigarette, pipe, etc … English World dictionary
Puff — Puff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puffed} (p[u^]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Puffing}.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff, D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff, Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See {Puff}, n.] 1. To blow in puffs, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puffed — Puff Puff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puffed} (p[u^]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Puffing}.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff, D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff, Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See {Puff}, n.] 1. To blow in puffs,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puffing — Puff Puff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puffed} (p[u^]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Puffing}.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff, D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff, Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See {Puff}, n.] 1. To blow in puffs,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whiffle — [hwif′əl, wif′əl] vi. whiffled, whiffling [freq. of WHIFF] 1. to blow fitfully; blow in puffs or gusts: said of the wind 2. to shift or veer about; vacillate vt. to blow or scatter with or as with a puff of wind … English World dictionary
whif|fle — «HWIHF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.i. 1. to blow in puffs or gusts. 2. a) (of the wind or a ship) to veer or shift (about). b) Figurative. to back and fill; vacillate. 3. to blow lightly; … Useful english dictionary
puff — I. n. Whiff, sudden gust; short, quick blast. II. v. n. 1. Blow in puffs. 2. Pant, breathe hard. III. v. a. 1. Blow. 2. Swell, inflate. 3. Praise ( … New dictionary of synonyms
The Books — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = The Books Img capt = Left to right: Nick Zammuto, Paul de Jong Background = group or band Origin = New York City, New York, United States Instruments = Genre = Electronic music, Folk, Experimental, Folktronica… … Wikipedia
faff Brit. — faff Brit. informal verb spend time in ineffectual activity. noun ineffectual activity. Origin C18 (orig. dialect in the sense blow in puffs , describing the wind): imitative … English new terms dictionary
whiffle — v.i. blow in puffs or gusts; make a light whistling sound; be evasive; vacillate. ♦ whiffler n. evasive or vacillating person; attendant who cleared the way for a procession … Dictionary of difficult words
faff — Brit. informal ► VERB ▪ bustle ineffectually. ► NOUN ▪ ineffectual activity. ORIGIN originally dialect in the sense «blow in puffs», describing the wind … English terms dictionary