puffed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʌft/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌft

Etymology 1

puff +‎ -ed

Verb

puffed

1. simple past and past participle of puff

Adjective

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

• puffed grain
• puffed rice
• puffed up
• puffed wheat

 

Etymology 2

Shortened from puffed out.

Adjective

puffed (comparative more puffed, superlative most puffed)

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

Anagrams

• depuff