puffed

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb smoke and exhale strongly
  2. verb suck in or take (air)
  3. verb breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

Etymology

From puff + -ed.

Synonyms

puff, whiff

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