puff out
To inflateTo inflate.
» Yanni was standing there with his chest puffed out.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To inflate.
He puffed out his cheeks.
aufblasen, aufblähen
надуватьnaduvatʹ
(transitive)To blow briefly and lightly.
He puffed out a perfect smoke ring.
поддуватьpodduvatʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To emit puffs of smoke or exhaust
The engine puffed out white smoke.
- to swell or cause to enlarge
Examples
3 sentencesYanni was standing there with his chest puffed out.
Hedgehogs curl into a ball and puff out their spines when threatened.
deIgel rollen sich zu einer Kugel zusammen und stellen ihre Stacheln auf, wenn sie sich bedroht fühlen. — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
He puffed out his chest.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
puffs out, puffing out, puffed out, puffed out| Base form | puff out · to puff out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | puffs out |
| Present participle | puffing out |
| Past simple | puffed out |
| Past participle | puffed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.