poof
puff
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smokeOnomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
/pʊf/
Meaning
1 sensesOnomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
Poof, he was gone.
puff
Examples
1 sentencesEverything went poof!
dePuff und alles war weg. — brauchinet
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
deflating object or a magical disappearance:
Origin
Onomatopoeic. See also puff.Onomatopoeic. See also puff.
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