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puff up

verb as in billow

verb as in bloat

verb as in blow up

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Example Sentences

For instance, a hypodermic injection of paraffine will puff up the skin at the desired spot.

The shapes are then baked in a hot oven, and during this process they puff up and become hollow in the center.

The cheese may have a bad flavor and develop "pin-holes" and in extreme cases may puff up like a ball.

They swell and puff up their souls, and their natural way of speaking, according to the height of their magisterial place.

Big black smoke puff up quick as powder flash, and down come Indian like he shot.

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On this page you'll find 602 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to puff up, such as: applaud, extol, hail, laud, approve, and boost.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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