___ and puff Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: ___ and puff crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on March 8 2023 USA Today Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for ___ and puff has a total of 4 letters.
Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
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99% | HUFF | ___ and puff | USA Today |
20% | PANT | Huff and puff | Newsday |
Definition
• | To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air. |
• | To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully. |
• | To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3. |
• | To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs. |
• | To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense. |
• | To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece. |
• | A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. |
• | A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. |
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- USA Today: Mar 8, 2023
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