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Puffen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chug verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
  • puff noun A short burst of breath, air, or smoke.

Senses

Puffen is used for these senses in English:

  • chug A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
  • chug (intransitive) To make dull explosive sounds.
  • puff (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.

chug — full definition

  1. verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
  2. verb Informal: to drink a large amount quickly and continuously, without stopping.
  3. noun A dull, repeated, laboured sound, as of an engine working.

puff — full definition

  1. noun A short burst of breath, air, or smoke.
  2. verb To breathe quickly and heavily, especially from exertion.
  3. verb To swell or inflate, often followed by "up."
  4. verb To praise something excessively, especially for promotional purposes.

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