English to English verb
1 |
make larger or distend | | Example: The estimates were puffed up
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2 |
to swell or cause to enlarge, | | Example: Her faced puffed up from the drugs puffed out chests
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3 |
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger | | Example: The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
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4 |
praise extravagantly | | Example: The critics puffed up this Broadway production
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