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puffed

/pʌft/ adjective C2
  1. Synonym of puffed out (“panting from exercise”). (colloquial)
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But he admired Anne immensely, and was puffed up with pride over the prospect of driving to White Sands with that slim, upright figure beside him.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 280 · C1
The detective seated himself in the arm-chair, and puffed complacently at his cigar.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 58 · B2
The portly client puffed out his chest with an appearance of some little pride and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the inside pocket of his greatcoat.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 3 · B2
I can’t cook, as you know, Marilla, and--and--I don’t mind going to a picnic without puffed sleeves so much, but I’d feel terribly humiliated if I had to go without a basket.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 88 · C1

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