puff out

• Verbo frasal que significa inflar o hacer que algo se hinche llenándolo de aire o gas, o apagar una llama soplando.

A phrasal verb meaning to swell or cause something to swell by filling with air or gas, or to extinguish a flame by blowing.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Expand with airinformal

   To cause something to become larger or fuller by filling it with air.

   Inflar con aire

   • He puffed out his chest proudly.
   • The bird puffed out its feathers to keep warm.
   • She puffed out her cheeks in frustration.

   Sinónimosballoonbillowblow updistendfill outinflateswell

   Antónimoscollapsecompressdeflateflatten

2. Extinguish by blowinginformal

   To blow air forcefully to put out a flame or candle.

   apagar soplando

   • He puffed out the candles on his birthday cake.
   • She puffed out the match with a quick breath.
   • The wind puffed out the campfire.

   Sinónimosblow outextinguishput outsnuffsnuff out

Verbo basepuff