puff out

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.

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But there’s also a lot of competitive animosity, puffing out, and out grimacing each other. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 25 June 2026 Yet Marsch’s chest-pumping attitude could give players the confidence to puff out their own chests on the pitch. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026 This results in the outer layers of the star where nuclear fusion is still occurring, puffing out and expanding the star's radius to as much as 100 times its original size. Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 June 2026 Broncos Country should puff out its chest. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puff out

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“Puff out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puff%20out. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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