Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to puff up
Participle: puffed up
Gerund: puffing up
Indicative
Present
| I | puff up |
| you | puff up |
| he;she;it | puffs up |
| we | puff up |
| you | puff up |
| they | puff up |
Perfect
| I | have puffed up |
| you | have puffed up |
| he;she;it | has puffed up |
| we | have puffed up |
| you | have puffed up |
| they | have puffed up |
Past
| I | puffed up |
| you | puffed up |
| he;she;it | puffed up |
| we | puffed up |
| you | puffed up |
| they | puffed up |
Pluperfect
| I | had puffed up |
| you | had puffed up |
| he;she;it | had puffed up |
| we | had puffed up |
| you | had puffed up |
| they | had puffed up |
Future
| I | will puff up |
| you | will puff up |
| he;she;it | will puff up |
| we | will puff up |
| you | will puff up |
| they | will puff up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have puffed up |
| you | will have puffed up |
| he;she;it | will have puffed up |
| we | will have puffed up |
| you | will have puffed up |
| they | will have puffed up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | puff up |
| you | puff up |
| he;she;it | puff up |
| we | puff up |
| you | puff up |
| they | puff up |
Perfect
| I | have puffed up |
| you | have puffed up |
| he;she;it | have puffed up |
| we | have puffed up |
| you | have puffed up |
| they | have puffed up |
Imperfect
| I | puffed up |
| you | puffed up |
| he;she;it | puffed up |
| we | puffed up |
| you | puffed up |
| they | puffed up |
Pluperfect
| I | had puffed up |
| you | had puffed up |
| he;she;it | had puffed up |
| we | had puffed up |
| you | had puffed up |
| they | had puffed up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would puff up |
| you | would puff up |
| he;she;it | would puff up |
| we | would puff up |
| you | would puff up |
| they | would puff up |
Perfect
| I | would have puffed up |
| you | would have puffed up |
| he;she;it | would have puffed up |
| we | would have puffed up |
| you | would have puffed up |
| they | would have puffed up |
Imperative
| you | puff up |
| we | Let's puff up |
| you | puff up |
Verbs conjugated like 'puff'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'puff'
buff,
cuff,
duff,
fuff,
guff,
huff,
luff,
muff,
piff,
pluff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- blow
- exhale, pant, whiff
- flatter
- commend, admire, praise, congratulate
- inflate
- swell, distend, enlarge
Antonyms
- blow
- blessing, consolation, comfort
- flatter
- insult, belittle, disgrace, disparage
- inflate
- deflate, condense, shrink, edit
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English puffen, from Old English pyffan (“to breathe out, blow with the mouth”). Compare Dutch puffen, German Low German puffen, German puffen, Danish puffe, Swedish puffa. See: Old English '
pyffan', Dutch '
puffen', German, old spelling '
puffen', Danish '
puffe', Swedish '
puffa'.
Verbs referencing "puff"
Dutch
puffen, German, old spelling
puffen, Finnish with old forms
puffata.
Sample Sentences
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[...] and bewildering tumult. In the midst of all this, the lazy gentleman, who seems to have no luggage of any kind—not so much as a friend, even—lounges up and down the hurricane deck, coolly puffing a cigar; and, as this unconcerned demeanour again exalts him in the opinion of those who have leisure to observe his proceedings, every time he looks up at the masts, or down at the decks, or over [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] heading the retreat down the rocks with much more of a will than he had joined the ascent, while all the party came tumbling precipitately after him,—the fat constable, in particular, blowing and puffing in a very energetic manner.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] raises whole squadrons of nondescript noises in rickety old houses. Windows were rattling, shutters flapping, and wind carousing, rumbling, and tumbling down the chimney, and, every once in a while, puffing out smoke and ashes, as if a legion of spirits were coming after them. Legree had been casting up accounts and reading newspapers for some hours, while Cassy sat in the corner; sullenly looking into [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)