Collocations for "puff"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "puff" in context.
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puff
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- a puff of [breath, air]
- took a puff of his cigarette
- took [two, a few, several] puffs of his cigarette
- the [car, machine] emitted a puff of smoke
- a puff of smoke came from the [car]
- the [car] let [off, out] a puff of smoke
- went up in a puff of smoke
- blew a puff of smoke in his [face, eyes]
- blew out the candles with [two] puffs
- a puff of [black, white] smoke from the chimney
- with a huff and a puff
- slang: I'm all out of puff!
- a cotton puff
- [eat, make] cream puffs
- puff on a [cigarette, cigar, pipe]
- puff from a [cigarette]
- puff at a [cigarette]
- puff [smoke, rings] into the air
- the [chimney, smokestack] puffed smoke into the air
- huffing and puffing
- puffing and panting
- she puffed (up) her [cheeks, lips]
- her [cheeks] puffed (up)
- [the bird, the owl] puffed up its feathers
- puff up [your cheeks, the pillow, its feathers]
- the [runners, bikers, athletes] puffed up the hill
- puff out with [air, pride]
- the train puffed [out of, into] the station
'puff' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):