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n. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

n. a light inflated pastry or puff shell

n. (game)

n. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

powderpuff

n. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

pull, drag

n. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

quilt, comforter

n. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

whiff, puff of air

n. a short light gust of air

puff

v. speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"

puff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

puff

v. make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

huff

v. blow hard

puff up

v. praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"

gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

blow up, puff up, puff out

v. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"

drag, draw

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

full, puffed

adj. gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

draft, draught, air current

n. a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

air, breeze, zephyr, gentle wind

n. a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

exhale, expire, breathe out, expel air

v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

drag, draw, puff

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

puff, huff

v. blow hard

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

sigh, heave a sigh, utter a sigh

v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

fume

v. be mad, angry, or furious

smoke, ingest by smoking

v. inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"

smoulder, smolder, have strong suppressed feelings

v. have strong suppressed feelings

burn

v. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"

spout, jabber, rant, rave, mouth off, rabbit on

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

boil, seethe

v. be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"

exhale, expire, breathe out, expel air

v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

drag, draw, puff

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

puff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

sigh, heave a sigh, utter a sigh

v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

drag, draw, puff

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

puff, huff

v. blow hard

puff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

blow

v. exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"

snort, huff

v. inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

blow up, inflate, fill with air, fill with gas

v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

exhale, expire, breathe out, expel air

v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

puff, huff

v. blow hard

puff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

sigh, heave a sigh, utter a sigh

v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

fume, fumigate

v. treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

smoulder, smolder, burn slowly

v. burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"

flamboyant, aureate, showy, florid

adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco

adj. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

busy, fussy

adj. overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"

battlemented, castellated, castled, crenelated, crenellated

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

chichi, dressy

adj. in fancy clothing

crackle

adj. having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"

damascene, damascened

adj. (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"

damask

adj. having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"

elaborate, intricate

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

crenelate, crenellate, indented, crenelated, crenellated, embattled

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

lacy, lacelike

adj. made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"

rococo

adj. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"

vermiculate, vermicular, vermiculated

adj. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

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