puffing
nom C2En français : soufflement, publicité exagérée
- The act of one who puffs. · the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train
- A puffy ornament.
- An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.
Pluriel puffings
Dans la bibliothèque
“He is dead, dear Mother; for just now a very huge beast with four great feet came to the pool and crushed him to death with his cloven heel.” The Frog, puffing herself out, inquired, “if the beast was as big as that in size.” “Cease, Mother, to puff yourself out,” said her son, “and do not be angry; for you would, I assure you, sooner burst than successfully imitate the hugeness of that monster.”
The Clown put his hands in his pockets, and after puffing out his cheeks and nodding his head at them saucily, he said:
I had no idea how long he might be, but I sat stolidly puffing at my pipe and skipping over the pages of Henri Murger’s “Vie de Bohème.” Ten o’clock passed, and I heard the footsteps of the maid as they pattered off to bed.
Then he had fallen silent, puffing thoughtfully at his cigar.
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