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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUFFING

ppr. Driving out the breath with a single, sudden blast; blowing up; inflating; praising pompously.

PUFFINGLY

adv. Tumidly; with swell. 1. With vehement breathing or shortness of breath.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUFFING

PUFFING Puff "ing,

Defn: a. & n. from Puff, v. i. & t. Puffing adder. (Zoöl.) Same as Puff adder (b ), under Puff. -- Puffing pig (Zoöl.), the common porpoise.

PUFFINGLY

PUFFINGLY Puff "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: In a puffing manner; with vehement breathing or shortness of breath; with exaggerated praise.

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