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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Noun.

from

Verb.

Puffing adder

(Zool.)

Same as

Puff adder

(b)

, under

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Puffing pig

(Zool.)

the common porpoise.

ppr.

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

puffing

present participle of puff
(US) Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.
- 2011 December 6, TRI-102.5 Staff, “‘Puffing’ is Illegal in Colorado (Warming Up Your Car Unattended)”, in TRI-102.5:
  It's called "puffing," when drivers start their car and then leave it unattended while running.

puffing ‎(plural puffings)

The act of one who puffs.
the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train
A puffy ornament.
- 1825, The Ladies' Monthly Museum (volume 21, page 50)
  Evening dresses are trimmed in a variety of ways, with puffings of crape, fringes, and ornaments, of the richest patterns […]
(law) An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.