How to pronounce“puffing”in English
or when we read about our success in the media-- success about projects we've worked on or things we've been a part of-- the ego is there
puffing these things up and making them different than they actually were.
And so the story I tell in the book is the story of Bill Walsh, who in 1979, took over the San Francisco 49ers.
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Definitions of “puffing”
present participle and gerund of puff
Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.
“It's called "puffing," when drivers start their car and then leave it unattended while running.”
The act of one who puffs.
“the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train”
A puffy ornament.
“Evening dresses are trimmed in a variety of ways, with puffings of crape, fringes, and ornaments, of the richest patterns[…]”