puff and blow

См. также в других словарях:

• puff and blow — ˌpuff and ˈpant idiom (also ˌpuff and ˈblow, informal) to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort • Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the gate. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• puff and blow — breathe in gasps during or after exertion. → puff …   English new terms dictionary

• puff and pant — ˌpuff and ˈpant idiom (also ˌpuff and ˈblow, informal) to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort • Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the gate. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• puff — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, Danish pastry, French pastry, PR, acknowledgment, add to, adulate, advertise, advertisement, advocate, aggrandize, amplify, apotheosize, appreciation, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• puff — n. & v. n. 1 a a short quick blast of breath or wind. b the sound of this; a similar sound. c a small quantity of vapour, smoke, etc., emitted in one blast (went up in a puff of smoke). 2 a cake etc. containing jam, cream, etc., and made of light …   Useful english dictionary

• blow — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, Lucullan feast, accident, accomplished fact, accomplishment, ache, achievement, aching, act, acta, action, adventure, amplify, anthesis, astonishment, bafflement, bagpipe, balk, bang, banquet, bash,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• puff — noun 1》 a short burst of breath or wind.     ↘a small quantity of vapour or smoke emitted in one blast.     ↘an act of drawing quickly on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar.     ↘Brit. informal breath. 2》 a light pastry case containing a sweet or… …   English new terms dictionary

• Puff — Puff, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. To every puff of wind a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Puff adder — Puff Puff, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. To every puff of wind a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Puff bird — Puff Puff, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. To every puff of wind a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• blow — 1. v. & n. v. (past blew; past part. blown) 1 a intr. (of the wind or air, or impersonally) move along; act as an air current (it was blowing hard). b intr. be driven by an air current (waste paper blew along the gutter). c tr. drive with an air… …   Useful english dictionary