puff up - Meaning in Konkani

puff up - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of puff up in English

puff up verb

1. to swell or cause to enlarge

   Synonyms

   blow up, puff out, puff, puff

   Examples

   • "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
   • "puffed out chests"
2. make larger or distend

   Example

   • "The estimates were puffed up"
3. praise extravagantly

   Synonyms

   puff, puff

   Example

   • "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
4. become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger

   Synonyms

   swell

   Example

   • "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"

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