puff | Definition of puff

puff

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of puff

1 to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

he came running up the stairs puffing and wheezing

Synonyms of puff

blow, gasp, heave, hyperventilate, pant, wheeze

Words Related to puff

choke, gag, gulp, huff

asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle

Phrases Synonymous with puff

be out of breath

2 to praise too much

a talk show host who can be counted on to puff up the celebrities who readily consent to be interviewed

Synonyms of puff

adulate, belaud, blarney, butter up, flatter, hero-worship, honey, massage, overpraise, soft-soap, stroke

Words Related to puff

blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle

fawn, kowtow, suck (up to), toady

idolize, worship

eulogize, extol (also extoll), laud, praise

applaud, commend, compliment

congratulate, felicitate

drool, gush, slaver, slobber

endear, ingratiate

court, romance, woo

Near Antonyms of puff

bad-mouth, belittle, decry, depreciate, disparage, put down