puffed

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʌft/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌft

Etymology 1[edit]

puff +‎ -ed

Verb[edit]

puffed

  1. simple past and past participle of puff

Adjective[edit]

puffed (comparative more puffed, superlative most puffed)

  1. Inflated or swollen.
  2. Consisting of a puff. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Gathered up into rounded ridges.
    The dress had puffed sleeves.
  4. (of cereals) Expanded by the use of steam.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Shortened from puffed out.

Adjective[edit]

puffed (comparative more puffed, superlative most puffed)

  1. (informal) Synonym of puffed out (panting from exercise)

Anagrams[edit]

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