puffing
present participle ofpuff
| 单词 | puffing |
| 释义 | puffing present participle ofpuff puff verb uk/pʌf/us/pʌf/puffverb(BREATHE)[I] tobreathefastand withdifficulty, usually because you have beenexercising: He came puffing up thestairs. [+ speech]"Iranall the wayhome," she puffed(= said while puffing). puff and pant tobreathefastand withdifficulty, usually because you have beenexercising Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
puffverb(SMOKE)[IorT] tosmoketobacco: She was puffingonacigaretteat thetime. Hesatthere, puffingaway atacigarette. Tobacco & smoking
puffverb(BLOW)[IorT] toblowout inclouds, or makesteamorsmokedo this: Theenginepuffed ahugecloudofsteam, thenrolleddown thetracks. Thechimneywas puffingoutcloudsofsmoke. Emitting and ejecting
Phrasal verbspuffsomethingout puff up puffsomeone/somethingup puffsomethingup Examplesofpuffingpuffing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Puffingcontrol solution alone did not evoke any currents. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no observable reason for all the huffing andpuffingthat is going on. From theCambridge English Corpus Puffingcontrol solution alone did not evoke any current. From theCambridge English Corpus As a friend said to me this morning, it is no use huffing andpuffingwhen you have no air in your lungs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a considerable amount of huffing andpuffingon this score. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal of huffing andpuffinghas gone on this evening about the financial aid we are giving to the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The letter refers to the huffing andpuffing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After a lot of huffing andpuffingand vanishing into the jungle, he introduced a number of proposals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a lot of huffing andpuffingon spending cover and match funding this morning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When the huffing andpuffingdies down, most reasonable people will realise that this legislation is inherently sensible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would make only this comment: there has been a lot of huffing andpuffingand windy talk about homesteading and other great successes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a lot of huffing andpuffing, such a lot of pompous, holier-than-thou sentiments and sanctimonious rubbish have been spoken tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For all the huffing andpuffing, the facts are straightforward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no goodpuffingourselves up and pretending that we are not in that position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is this performance aspect of the review which has been submerged in all this huffing andpuffingover the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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