[{"word":"puffing","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pant.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To advertise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To blow as an expression of scorn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To drive with a puff, or with puffs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a bladder puffed with air"},{"definition":"To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who puffs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train"},{"definition":"A puffy ornament.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/puff","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/puffing"]}]