puffing up

When the biscuits bake, the water in the butter turns to steam, puffing up the dough to form delicate, crisp layers.

For air-fried burgers, flatten your patties as much as possible and press an indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up.

The species as a whole has a variety of defensive techniques, including biting, puffing up and flattening their heads to look like a venomous snake.

Forced to slow down, the man who believed “hiking is for people who can’t run” found himself huffing and puffing up a peak in Griffith Park.

Grand Douglas fir trees loomed over the participants as they began their day puffing up a trail at Shoreview Park.