puff out
phrasal verb
puffed out; puffing out; puffs out
: to make (something) larger and rounder by filling it with air
She puffed her cheeks out and blew out the candles.
A gust of wind puffed out the boat's sails.
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The new observations using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile reveal a star puffing out gas and dust, apparently in its final stages of life before going supernova.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Sanders and the entire program puffed out their chests for three straight weeks.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
This fall, a 16-foot-tall pigeon — its chest puffed out proudly, head high, not down pecking at some errant pizza crust, its pitiless red-eye gaze looking out over the traffic — will alight on the spur of the High Line that bridges Tenth Avenue at 30th Street.
—Carl Swanson, Curbed, 31 July 2024
There’s no live bugler with their cheeks puffed out each morning.
—Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Leather pieces were puffed out; one was paired with a long leather fishtail skirt that could be ready for the Emmy’s red carpet.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
In the case of wild turkeys, males in breeding plumage puff out their feathers—appearing almost round—and fan their tails in a flashy display.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
When startled, the lizard will open its mouth and puff out its beard to appear larger.
—Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2024
When Fauci testified about the threats to his family, Fellows was sitting behind him puffing out his bottom lip to mock the threats against a doctor.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Sanders and the entire program puffed out their chests for three straight weeks.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
This fall, a 16-foot-tall pigeon — its chest puffed out proudly, head high, not down pecking at some errant pizza crust, its pitiless red-eye gaze looking out over the traffic — will alight on the spur of the High Line that bridges Tenth Avenue at 30th Street.
—Carl Swanson, Curbed, 31 July 2024
There’s no live bugler with their cheeks puffed out each morning.
—Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Leather pieces were puffed out; one was paired with a long leather fishtail skirt that could be ready for the Emmy’s red carpet.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
In the case of wild turkeys, males in breeding plumage puff out their feathers—appearing almost round—and fan their tails in a flashy display.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
When startled, the lizard will open its mouth and puff out its beard to appear larger.
—Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2024
When Fauci testified about the threats to his family, Fellows was sitting behind him puffing out his bottom lip to mock the threats against a doctor.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
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“Puff out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puff%20out. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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