puffing
Word-form referencespuff
Verb
Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.
Usage- US usage
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It's called "puffing," when drivers start their car and then leave it unattended while running.
Noun
The act of one who puffs.
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the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train
A puffy ornament.
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Evening dresses are trimmed in a variety of ways, with puffings of crape, fringes, and ornaments, of the richest patterns[…]
An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.
Noun
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
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they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing
an act of forcible exhalation
- Broader terms
Word forms
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