PLUFFING

Verb

pluffing

present participle of pluff

Anagrams

• puffling

Source: Wiktionary


PLUFF

Pluff, v. t. Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin.]

Definition: To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs. [Scot.]

Pluff, n.

1. A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder. [Scot.]

2. A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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