puff out
phrasal verb
puffed out; puffing out; puffs out
: to make (something) larger and rounder by filling it with air
She puffed her cheeks out and blew out the candles.
A gust of wind puffed out the boat's sails.
Examples of puff out in a Sentence
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Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, puffed out a string of near-perfect rings over the weekend — prompting comparisons to smoke rings, or a fleet of giant flying saucers floating gently into the blue sky.
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Leo Sands, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
There Wednesday on the streets, too, were hundreds of police officers, many with chests puffed out by protective vests.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
That’s a vestige of our furry mammalian ancestors, which puffed out their hair to trap heat closer to the skin.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Hisaishi’s music here is like a big beautiful bird puffing out its chest as much as any other character, apt for a film that must balance the usually strict rules of a Miyazaki universe with the intentionally flitting nature of a story about herons, canaries, and pelicans.
—Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
Nor are Jupiter and the other outer planets likely to be at risk when the Sun puffs out into a red giant.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2023
The bottom of the coat puffed out from underneath the tie, creating volume at the hip.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
In this collection, a jacket and coat had a reverse raglan sleeve, so the big rounded cut that typically makes a jacket puff out at the shoulder blade was on the front, and the back draped with a Cristóbal Balenciaga- or Brancusi-like curve.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
The unit can be used in rooms up to 350 square feet, puffing out cool air at a low volume.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
Leo Sands, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
There Wednesday on the streets, too, were hundreds of police officers, many with chests puffed out by protective vests.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
That’s a vestige of our furry mammalian ancestors, which puffed out their hair to trap heat closer to the skin.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Hisaishi’s music here is like a big beautiful bird puffing out its chest as much as any other character, apt for a film that must balance the usually strict rules of a Miyazaki universe with the intentionally flitting nature of a story about herons, canaries, and pelicans.
—Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
Nor are Jupiter and the other outer planets likely to be at risk when the Sun puffs out into a red giant.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2023
The bottom of the coat puffed out from underneath the tie, creating volume at the hip.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
In this collection, a jacket and coat had a reverse raglan sleeve, so the big rounded cut that typically makes a jacket puff out at the shoulder blade was on the front, and the back draped with a Cristóbal Balenciaga- or Brancusi-like curve.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
The unit can be used in rooms up to 350 square feet, puffing out cool air at a low volume.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
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“Puff out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puff%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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