puffing
verb
Meaning
- To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
- To pant.
- To advertise.
- To blow as an expression of scorn.
- To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
- To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
- The act of one who puffs.
- A puffy ornament.
- An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.
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