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noun of air/smoke/wind ADJ. little, tiny PREP. ~ of a little puff of smoke on a cigarette/pipe, etc. ADJ. long | short VERB + PUFF have, take He took a long puff at his cigar and began his story. PREP. ~ at/on a puff on her cigarette, verb smoke ADV. furiously, vigorously ADV. contentedly, happily | thoughtfully | away He puffed away at his cigar. PREP. at She puffed furiously at her cigarette. | on My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. breathe loudly ADV. hard She was puffing quite hard by the time she reached the office. | loudly PREP. along, from She was still puffing from the climb. | up puffing up the hill PHRASES huff and puff/puff and pant She puffed and panted behind the others. | puffing and blowing Far behind us, puffing and blowing, came Matt.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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puff sth up
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to become larger or full of air, or to make something become larger in this way
• When the pastry is golden and puffed up, take the pie out of the oven., puff up
If part of your body puffs up, it becomes bigger because it is infected or injured.
• My leg puffed up all round the insect bite.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs