Puff
English Meaning
A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
- A short forceful exhalation of breath.
- A short sudden gust of wind.
- A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.
- A short sibilant sound produced by a puff.
- An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.
- An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco.
- A swelling or rounded protuberance.
- Puff pastry.
- A light soft pad for applying powder or lotion.
- A gathered, protruding portion of fabric.
- A light padded bed covering.
- An approving or flattering recommendation.
- A piece of writing, as on the jacket of a book, containing often exaggerated praise, used for promotional purposes.
- Genetics A localized region of swelling in certain chromosomes indicating the active synthesis of RNA.
- To blow in puffs.
- To come forth in puffs: steam puffing from an engine.
- To breathe forcefully and rapidly: huffed and puffed up the stairs.
- To emit puffs.
- To take puffs on smoking material: puffing on a cigar.
- To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used with up: He puffed up and glared at the importuning questioner.
- To emit or give forth in puffs.
- To impel with puffs.
- To smoke (a cigar, for example).
- To inflate or distend.
- To fill with pride or conceit.
- To publicize with often exaggerated praise: publishers who puff their new books.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
1 Corinthians 4:6
Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.
സഹോദരനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµ‡, ഇതൠഞാൻ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´¨à´¿à´®à´¿à´¤àµà´¤à´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ à´…à´ªàµà´ªàµŠà´²àµà´²àµ‹à´¸à´¿à´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ ഉദàµà´¦àµ‡à´¶à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ പറഞàµà´žà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ: à´Žà´´àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´…à´ªàµà´ªàµà´±à´‚ (à´à´¾à´µà´¿à´•àµà´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» ) à´žà´™àµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ദൃഷàµà´Ÿà´¾à´¨àµà´¤à´‚ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿàµ പഠികàµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ ആരàµà´‚ à´’à´°àµà´¤àµà´¤à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´…à´¨àµà´•àµ‚ലമായàµà´‚ മറàµà´±àµŠà´°àµà´µà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´²à´®à´¾à´¯àµà´‚ ചീർതàµà´¤àµà´ªàµ‹à´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ‡.
Colossians 2:18
Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
താഴàµà´®à´¯à´¿à´²àµà´‚ ദൂതനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµ† ആരാധികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´²àµà´‚ രസിചàµà´šàµ à´¸àµà´µà´¨àµà´¤à´¦àµ¼à´¶à´¨à´™àµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ à´ªàµà´°à´µàµ‡à´¶à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ തനàµà´±àµ† ജഡമനസàµà´¸à´¿à´¨à´¾àµ½ വെറàµà´¤àµ† ചീർകàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ തലയെ à´®àµà´±àµà´•àµ† പിടികàµà´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ» ആരàµà´‚ നിങàµà´™à´³àµ† വിരàµà´¤àµ തെറàµà´±à´¿à´•àµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ.
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´‚ ദീർഘമായി à´•àµà´·à´®à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ദയ കാണികàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´‚ à´¸àµà´ªàµ¼à´¦àµà´§à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´²àµà´².
1 Timothy 3:6
not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
നിഗളിചàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ പിശാചിനàµà´¨àµ വനàµà´¨ ശികàµà´·à´¾à´µà´¿à´§à´¿à´¯à´¿àµ½ à´…à´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿà´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» à´ªàµà´¤à´¿à´¯ ശിഷàµà´¯à´¨àµà´‚ à´…à´°àµà´¤àµ.
1 Corinthians 5:2
And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you.
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ ചീർതàµà´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´ˆ à´¦àµà´·àµà´•àµ¼à´®àµà´®à´‚ ചെയàµà´¤à´µà´¨àµ† നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ഇടയിൽ നിനàµà´¨àµ നീകàµà´•àµà´µà´¾àµ» തകàµà´•à´µà´£àµà´£à´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´¦àµà´ƒà´–à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´®à´¿à´²àµà´².
1 Corinthians 4:18
Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
à´Žà´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ ഞാൻ നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ വരികയിലàµà´² à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µàµ†à´šàµà´šàµà´šà´¿à´²àµ¼ ചീർതàµà´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Corinthians 4:19
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
കർതàµà´¤à´¾à´µà´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഇഷàµà´Ÿà´‚ à´Žà´™àµà´•à´¿àµ½ ഞാൻ വേഗം നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ വനàµà´¨àµ, ചീർതàµà´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµà´Ÿàµ† വാകàµà´•à´²àµà´² ശകàµà´¤à´¿ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿà´±à´¿à´¯àµà´‚.
1 Corinthians 8:1
Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
വിഗàµà´°à´¹à´¾àµ¼à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´¤à´™àµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† കാർയàµà´¯à´‚ പറഞàµà´žà´¾à´²àµ‹ നമàµà´•àµà´•àµ†à´²àµà´²à´¾à´µàµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ അറിവൠഉണàµà´Ÿàµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ നമàµà´•àµà´•àµ അറിയാം. അറിവൠചീർപàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´®àµ‹ ആതàµà´®à´¿à´•à´µàµ¼à´¦àµà´§à´¨ വരàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.