I.
noun
1 of air/smoke/wind
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , small , tiny
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a little ~ of smoke
2 on a cigarette, pipe, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ short
VERB + PUFF
▪ have , take
▪
He took a long ~ at his cigar and began his story.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on her cigarette
II.
verb
1 smoke
ADVERB
▪ furiously
▪ contentedly , happily
▪ thoughtfully
▪ away
▪
He ~ed away at his cigar.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
She ~ed furiously at her cigarette.
▪ on
▪
My father sat ~ing contentedly on his pipe.
2 breathe loudly
ADVERB
▪ hard
▪
She was ~ing quite hard by the time she reached the office.
▪ loudly
PREPOSITION
▪ along , from
▪
She was still ~ing from the climb.
▪ up
▪
He came ~ing up the hill.
PHRASES
▪ huff and ~ , ~ and pant
▪
She ~ed and panted behind the others.
▪ ~ing and blowing
▪
Far behind us, ~ing and blowing, came Matt.
Puff is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ chest
Puff is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ chest , ↑ cigar