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Puff is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like blow or whiff. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Puff meaning

  1. A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
  2. The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
  3. A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.

Synonyms of Puff

blow whiff drag puff up quilt good word testimonial recommendation pastry blast gust puff of air fancy puffed comforter

Related words

Other words often associated with Puff or its synonyms:

praise congratulations kudos bedclothes move wind hindrance flamboyant damascene amplify turgid tailor

Using Puff

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. | The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself. | A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
  • Useful related words include: blow, whiff, drag, puff up.
  • In the example corpus, puff often appears in combinations such as: and puff, puff pastry, puff of.

Context around Puff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

per 2× plantain 1× enough 1× though 1× making 1× rough 1× gorgeous 1× powder 1× pastry 1×

Often after:

pastry 3× pass 2× compared 1× use 1× doughnuts 1× sleeve 1× inflorescences 1× recipe 1× trio 1× delivers 1×

Sentence patterns with Puff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

19p per puff compared to 1× 83p per puff for a 1× a gorgeous puff sleeve and 1× and puff puff 1× as puff puff doughnuts accra 1× blitz rough puff or flaky 1× blue powder puff inflorescences of 1× delightful pastry puff trio 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amidst the light 1× any doubts that 1× beer ½ cup 1× blue powder puff 1× disney dreamlight valley 1× disney s huey 1×

Common sentence endings:

a starting point 1× and new zealand 1× and puff puff 1× and tomato soup 1× before his accident 1× egg and cheese 1×

Words around Puff

Just before it in the word index:

pufendorf 2 pufas 3 puf 10 puetz 3 puettman 2 puesto 3

Just after it in the word index:

puffball 5 puffballs 16 puffed 82 puffer 68 pufferfish 10 puffers 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

altitudes 258 beethoven 258 begs 258 chlorine 258 confederacy 258 conn 258

Corpus analysis for Puff

  • In this selection, "puff" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, per, plantain, enough, pastry, pass and compared stand out and add context to how "puff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 19p per puff compared to and 83p per puff for a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "puff" sits close to words such as altitudes, beethoven and begs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with puff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Puff puff pass piece. (4 words)

Gone like a puff of smoke. (6 words)

Any doubts that Norton couldn’t fill Wogan’s shoes quickly vanished in a puff of confetti. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

As for the "Christmas lunch favourite" or "New Year's Eve long lunches" the AI machine chose the blue and white MVN Santorini dress, which has a "gorgeous puff sleeve" and creates "a lovely hourglass figure", Ms Johansen said. (39 words)

You’ve doubtless seen enough puff-puff-pass comedies and courtroom dramas on TV to get an idea of the types of clichés and conclusions observers may inadvertently jump to, just as a starting point. (35 words)

Along with that there was a portion of egusi soup, pounded yam (or fufu for the acquainted), chicken, grilled corn, fries, plantain, puff puff (a sweet deep fried dough) and tomato soup. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Along with that there was a portion of egusi soup, pounded yam (or fufu for the acquainted), chicken, grilled corn, fries, plantain, puff puff (a sweet deep fried dough) and tomato soup.

Amidst the light banter, Blatmann expressed genuine appreciation for other aspects of Nigerian cuisine, highlighting her fondness for jollof rice, moimoi, and puff-puff.

But they come at a price of 0.19p per puff, compared to 0.83p per puff for a single-use vape, it said.

Puff puff pass piece.

Beer – ½ cup (if you want n beer in your puff puff, use the same amount of soda water.

There's also a range of Ghanaian beers, palm wine and desserts like puff puff — a Ghanaian doughnut rolled in sugar and cinnamon.

You’ve doubtless seen enough puff-puff-pass comedies and courtroom dramas on TV to get an idea of the types of clichés and conclusions observers may inadvertently jump to, just as a starting point.

Generally breakfast is made from wheat flour in various different foods such as puff-puff (doughnuts), accra banana made from bananas and flour, bean cakes and many more.

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In December 2012, Publishers Weekly reported that Travels with Puff, the book Bach wrote about crossing the United States in "Puff", had been sent to his publisher the day before his accident.

Puff pastry differs from phyllo (filo) pastry, though puff pastry can be substituted for phyllo in some applications.

Variants and distinctions further Since the process of making puff pastry is generally laborious and time-intensive, faster recipes are fairly common: known as "blitz", "rough puff", or " flaky pastry ".

And before you write in to huff and puff, I know about Wales and the Borders and New Zealand.

Any doubts that Norton couldn’t fill Wogan’s shoes quickly vanished in a puff of confetti.

As for the "Christmas lunch favourite" or "New Year's Eve long lunches" the AI machine chose the blue and white MVN Santorini dress, which has a "gorgeous puff sleeve" and creates "a lovely hourglass figure", Ms Johansen said.

Blue, powder puff inflorescences of devil’s-bit scabious have threaded their way through the prickly thicket, to be visited by an endless procession of bumblebee pollinators.

Disney Dreamlight Valley, it’s crucial that Dreamers collect three crucial ingredients, two of which are always used in any Puff recipe; Onion, Egg, and Cheese.

Disney's Huey, Dewey, and Louie even make an appearance as a cute and delightful Pastry Puff Trio.

Each puff delivers the same rich, juicy flavor without the overpowering sweetness or artificial aftertaste found in some other fruit-flavored vapes.

Even though tough, almost rubbery, little monkfish bullets will squiggle out of every batter ball in a puff of super-heated burny-hot, slippery steam.

Gone like a puff of smoke.

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Common combinations with puff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "puff" in a sentence?
An example: "Along with that there was a portion of egusi soup, pounded yam (or fufu for the acquainted), chicken, grilled corn, fries, plantain, puff puff (a sweet deep fried dough) and tomato soup." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "puff" from authentic English texts.
What does "puff" mean?
Puff means: A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
What are synonyms of "puff"?
Common synonyms of "puff" include: blow, whiff, drag, puff up, quilt, good word, testimonial, recommendation. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "puff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "puff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.