Puffing
[pufiŋ]
Definition
(noun.) an act of forcible exhalation.
(noun.) blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; 'they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing'.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Puff
(-) a. & n. from Puff, v. i. & t.
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Examples
- In 1813 Puffing Billy was built by Wm. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Even in the neighborhood of the mines people soon grew used to seeing Puffing Billy, as the engine was called, traveling back and forth from the pit to the quay, and took it quite for granted. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But the Tug, suddenly lightened, and untrammelled by having any weight in tow, was already puffing away into the distance. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Then he had fallen silent, puffing thoughtfully at his cigar. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- As he spoke, the man, puffing and blowing, rushed at our door and pulled at our bell until the whole house resounded with the clanging. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- You were always a noble woman, Anna, said the old man, puffing at his cigarette. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I heard a heavy puffing and blowing coming towards us, and soon Mr. Omer, shorter-winded than of yore, but not much older-looking, stood before me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But _she_ don't mind,' he sagaciously added, puffing at his cigar again. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I can’t compare it to anything but a walking, puffing devil. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- When it came opposite, working and puffing even on the level, and I saw the engineer pass, I stood up and stepped up close to the passing cars. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It requires tremendous force to pull a load up grade, and most of us are familiar with the struggling horse and the puffing locomotive. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Joseph still continued a huge clattering at the poker and tongs, puffing and blowing the while, and turning as red as his yellow face would allow him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The little flame under his hand cast a deeper crimson on his puffing face, and Lily averted her eyes with a momentary feeling of repugnance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Regarded from this point of view Mr Pancks's puffings expressed injury and impatience, and each of his louder snorts became a demand for payment. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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