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pffft

NOUN
separation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure disengagement dissolution divorce estrangement partition segregation split
STRONG
break detachment dialysis disconnection disjunction dissociation disunion division divorcement embarkation farewell gap parting rift rupture severance
WEAK
dedomiciling disrelation leave-taking parting of the ways split-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
connection juncture marriage union
STRONG
agreement association attachment closing closure combination greeting hello
WEAK
togetherness

Example Sentences

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If you are watching with me, you will hear me making "pffft" noises in response.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

But that anticipation was met with a collective pffft when everything ran chalk.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2020

Albarn has no illusions about changing people's minds with music: "Whether it can achieve anything is obviously … pffft," he sighs, running out of steam mid-sentence.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2018

But when the chips were down in 2008, his campaign went pffft.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2011

OK, if today doesn’t favor the 10s, 12s and 13s and we get a whole lot of pffft, then it won’t be a total waste.

From Chicago Tribune • Mar. 18, 2011