gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
Used in a Sentence
puffed
How to use puffed in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for puffed.
Editorial note
A million readers just staightened their backs and puffed their chests.
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Quick take
gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for puffed.
adjective
gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
See also: puff
Example sentences
A million readers just staightened their backs and puffed their chests.
Guy puffed it like he was in a noir film, blew the vapor all over the place.
The big bad wolf went to the first house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in minutes.
The big bad wolf now came to this house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in hardly any time.
He puffed himself up and charged into something that didn't budge, and then he lost control.
Either way, it sounds like everyone definitely has a puffed up ego.
'Cause we brought a whole lot of X, and gave it away, puffed with pride, to people who can name something a 'dreadnought' without it being weird.
This always puzzled me.. when I have a great day, and walk around with a puffed chest smiling at people, women positively seem to ignore me.
Wonder if this vicarious living through people's puffed up social lives on social media isn't a big part of why the author feels so left out.
It is intelligently breaking the rules when you flaunt a dress code because you're a puffed up celebrity?Being polite can tell people you are perfectly comfortable in who you are and changing into a jacket and tie doesn't take that away from you.
As follower count is the main way that people seem to validate accounts, and Twitter has little incentive to stop puffed up accounts, how hard would it be during a revolt to fake something atrocious from the revolters' side and have it endlessly retweeted before anyone realized what happened?
Proper noun examples
Puffed, but just barely puffed so it's still chewy and crunchy.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use puffed in a sentence?
A million readers just staightened their backs and puffed their chests.
What does puffed mean?
gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
What part of speech is puffed?
puffed is commonly used as adjective.