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PUFFING

\pˈʌfɪŋ], \pˈʌfɪŋ], \p_ˈʌ_f_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of PUFFING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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an act of forcible exhalation
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an act of forcible exhalation
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

of Puff
a. & n. from Puff, v. i. & t.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The practice of one who puffs; vehement breathing, as after great exertion; exaggerated praise.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Vehement breathing ; exaggerated praise.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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