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puffnoun a slight or gentle movement of airfelt a puff of wind on his face air, breath, breeze, waft, zephyr current, draft, whiffsea breezeblast, blow, flurry, gale, headwind, northeaster, norther, northwester, southeaster, southwester, tailwind, westerly, windsquall, tempest, tornado, windstormairflow calm puffverbto breathe hard, quickly, or with difficultyhe came running up the stairs puffing and wheezing blow, gasp, heave, hyperventilate, pant, wheeze choke, gag, gulp, huffasphyxiate, smother, stifle, stranglesnore, snuffleexhale, expire be out of breath to praise too mucha talk show host who can be counted on to puff up the celebrities who readily consent to be interviewed adulate, belaud, blarney, butter up, flatter, hero-worship, honey, massage, overpraise, soft-soap, stroke blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedlefawn, kowtow, suck (up to), toadyidolize, worshipeulogize, extol(also extoll), laud, praiseapplaud, commend, complimentcongratulate, felicitatedrool, gush, slaver, slobberendear, ingratiatecourt, romance, woo bad-mouth, belittle, decry, depreciate, disparage, put down before the 12th century |