Puff up: meaning, definitions and examples

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puff up

 

[ pสŒf สŒp ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

inflating

To swell or expand by or as if by inflating. To make something seem more impressive or important than it really is.

Synonyms

blow up, exaggerate, inflate

Examples of usage

  • He used a pump to puff up the air mattress.
  • She tends to puff up her achievements in front of others.
Context #2 | Verb

becoming swollen

To become swollen or bloated, especially as a result of an allergic reaction or injury.

Synonyms

bloat, swell

Examples of usage

  • His face started to puff up after he was stung by a bee.

Translations

Translations of the word "puff up" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น encher

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคซเฅ‚เคฒเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช aufblรคhen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengembang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะพะทะดัƒะฒะฐั‚ะธัั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ napompowaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่†จใ‚‰ใ‚€

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท gonfler

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ inflar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ลŸiลŸirmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถ€ํ’€๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠู†ุชูุฎ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nafouknout

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nafรบknuลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่†จ่ƒ€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ napihniti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ blรกsa upp

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั–ัั–ะฝัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ แƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลŸiลŸmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ inflar

Word origin

The term 'puff up' originated from the combination of 'puff' meaning to blow in short bursts and 'up' indicating an increase in size or importance. The usage of 'puff up' in English dates back to the 16th century, evolving to encompass both physical swelling and inflating with words or actions.