puffed
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pʌft/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ʌft
Etymology 1
editVerb
editpuffed
- simple past and past participle of puff
Adjective
editpuffed (comparative more puffed, superlative most puffed)
- Inflated or swollen.
- Consisting of a puff. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Gathered up into rounded ridges.
- The dress had puffed sleeves.
- (of cereals) Expanded by the use of steam.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editShortened from puffed out.
Adjective
editpuffed (comparative more puffed, superlative most puffed)
- (informal) Synonym of puffed out (panting from exercise)