Synonyms for puff
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Flatter — to praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly
flatter, praise, cry up, speak well of, preen, aggrandize, aggrandise UK, tickle the ear informal, palaver, extol, idolize, idolise UK, laud, exalt, soothe, magnify, glorify, eulogize, eulogise UK, commend, lionize UK US, lionise UK, panegyrize, panegyrise UK, bepraise, gloze, flatterize
Noun
2. Pastry — A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc
Definitions
- v. 1
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
- v. 2
To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
- n. 1
A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
- n. 2
A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
Related words
Example sentences
- soothe I'll have to do something to soothe away this pain.
- palaver We have no time to waste in idle palaver.
- preen A duck will preen its feathers many times over the course of the day.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| puff | rising | |
| soothe | rising | |
| palaver | steady | |
| preen | rising | |
| panegyrize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- draw1, pull1, wind1, blow1, drag1, gasp1, pant1, tout1, huff1, gust1, laud1
- 5 letters
- quilt1, whiff1, fluff1, heave1, exalt2, extol2, preen1, chuff, vaunt, gloze
- 6 letters
- praise1, pastry2, soothe1
- 7 letters
- comfort2, ottoman3, flatter2, commend2, glorify3, magnify3, bluster2, idolize3, palaver, idolise, lionize3, hassock, lionise, wafture
- 8 letters
- cannabis3, eulogize3, eulogise, bepraise
- 9 letters
- advertise3, comforter3, advertize
- 10 letters
- aggrandize3, aggrandise, panegyrize, panegyrise, flatterize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exalt2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bouffer