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PRONUNCIATION OF PUFF-PUFF

puff-puff play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUFF-PUFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puff-Puff is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUFF-PUFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puff-puff in the English dictionary

The definition of puff-puff in the dictionary is a children's name for a steam locomotive or railway train.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUFF-PUFF

puff
puff adder
puff paste
puff pastry
puff piece
puff sleeves
puffa jacket
puffball
puffbird
puffed
puffed rice
puffed sleeves
puffed up
puffer
pufferies
puffery
puffier
puffiest
puffily
puffin

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUFF-PUFF

bepuff
bluff
buff
cream puff
cuff
curry puff
duff
fluff
hot stuff
huff
jam puff
kid stuff
kids´ stuff
mallowpuff
muff
powder puff
puff
stuff
tuff
up to snuff

Synonyms and antonyms of puff-puff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puff-puff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUFF-PUFF

Find out the translation of puff-puff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puff-puff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puff-puff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉扑,粉扑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puff -puff
570 millions of speakers

English

puff-puff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कश कश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفخ نفخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слоеного слоеного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puff- sopro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুলি-তুলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puff - puff
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puff-puff
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Puffpuff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポッポ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퍼프 퍼프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puff-puff
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phun - thổi phồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பஃப்-பஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्वासाने घेतल्या गेलेल्या औषधाच्या-
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puf-puf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puff - puff
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puff - puff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

листкового листкового
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puff - puff
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puff - puff
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puff - puff
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puff - puff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puff - puff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puff-puff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUFF-PUFF»

The term «puff-puff» is regularly used and occupies the 107.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUFF-PUFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puff-puff» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puff-puff» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puff-puff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUFF-PUFF»

Discover the use of puff-puff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puff-puff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Puff-puff, Chugga-chugga
Puff-puff, chugga-chugga, puff-puff chugga-chugga. At Seaside Station Mrs. Walrus was waiting with her shopping bag. " Lovely day for a trip into town/' she said as she climbed into the pink car. Puff-puff, chugga-chugga, puff-puff ...
‎2001
2
What is Psychology? Essentials
You sample a West African dish called a puff-puff, a type of slightly sweet fried bread that is often eaten with kidney bean stew. Finding the puff-puff delicious, you decide to commit it to memory so that you can later find some means of obtaining ...
Ellen Pastorino, Susann Doyle-Portillo, 2012
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The Scammers
IfI weren't doing this. . .puff,puff. . . I'd be laying around smoking. . . puff,puff. . . and flonging my dong. . .Puff, Wheeze. . . or catching Herpes at the Trophy Room . . . pant . . . or the bullhead clap and non-specific urethritis . . .puff,puff,. . . or ...
Daniel Davidson, 2012
4
A Baker's Odyssey: Celebrating Time-honored Recipes from ...
Puff puff are at their best when very fresh, but Josephine Obianyo-Agu, who taught me the recipe, refrigerates any leftovers for up to a day and then reheats them briefly in a microwave oven. Strufoli MAKES 1 LARGE MOUND OR RING italy ...
Greg Patent, Dave McLean, 2007
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The Dublin University Magazine
exclaimed the hostess, who happened to be constitutionally f/iic/t-winded. Puff, puff, puff. ' Holy Virgin! I'm smothered!' ejaculated Gap- tain O'Dowd, who had recently returned to his native town, with a confirmed asthma and increased pension.
‎1835
6
Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal
exclaimed the hostess, who happened to be constitutionally *Aici-winded. Puff, puff, puff. 'Holy Virgin! I'm smothered!' ejaculated Captain O'Dowd, who had recently returned to his native town, with a confirmed asthma and increased pension.
‎1835
7
Bythepeople.Gov
Puff! Puff! “You never totally forget anything. Remember? It was your All American City reality show idea.” Puff! Puff! “Oh, yeah. The one where we blow up an American City every Fourth of July.” Puff! Puff! “And the entire country gets together to ...
Jim Gilmore, 2007
8
What is Psychology?
You sample a West African dish called a puff-puff, a type of slightly sweet, fried bread that is often eaten with kidney bean stew. Finding the puff-puff delicious, you decide to commit it to memory so that you can later nd some means of obtaining ...
Ellen Pastorino, Susann Doyle-Portillo, 2011
9
Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)
Puff, puff, I say. Ah! how we puff! But thus we demigods ever puff at our ease.” “ Puff; puff, how we puff,” cried Babbalanja. “but life itselfisa puff anda wheeze.Our lungs aretwo pipes which we constantly smoke.” “Puff, howwepuff,” cried old Mohi.
Herman Melville, 2013
10
Mardi: And A Voyage Thither (Annotated Complete Edition)
"Puff! puff! how we puff," cried Yoomy. "But in every puff, there hangs a wreath. In every puff, off flies a care." "Ay, there they go," cried Mohi, "there goes another— and, there, and there;—this is the way to get rid of them my worshipful lord; puff ...
Herman Melville, 2012

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUFF-PUFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puff-puff is used in the context of the following news items.
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Content Partner: "The best Puff-puff made by you"
Nigerian events are hardly complete without puff-puff. I had been craving this little delight for a while and thankfully, I attended a party where it was in abundance ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jun 15»
2
Puff-puff, trash! Paul McCartney quits smoking pot for his …
Pot, meet trash can. Sir Paul McCartney has ditched his beloved marijuana for the sake of his children and grandchildren. The legendary Beatle, who is living ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
3
Young dolphins deliberately chew puffer fish to get high with each …
The series premiers Thursday, and the “puff-puff-pass” scene will be shown in the second episode. The documentary makers have previously used similar ... «Raw Story, Dec 13»
4
Get Your Free Puff-Puff Inhaler From an Industry That Cares
Coal cares. It really does. So we're told, at least, by a new website that offers free inhalers to asthmatic youngsters. The Puff-Puff inhalers come adorned with all ... «unEARTHED, from Earthjustice, May 11»
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The rubbing of breasts on faces in Dragon Quest IX
When all was said and done, the puff-puff just wasn't relevant to what I was saying in those ... So now it's time to answer once and for all, "What is the puff-puff?" «Destructoid, Aug 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Puff-Puff [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/puff-puff>. Apr 2024 ».
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