Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apuff

/əˈpʌf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apuff
IPA: /əˈpʌf/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Out of breath; puffing.

adj

worked up; visibly agitated.

adv

While apuff.

Example Sentences

"“No,” said Smoke. “Just a one-sided argument. What's the news, Alex? You're all apuff.”"
"Aunt Mary Braley stood at the bedside, all apuff from the long climb up the stairs."
"Next to arrive was Aunt Helena, all apuff from limping over from the library."
"Rookie policemen, apuff with zeal and a conviction anybody they arrested should get the book as an incorrigible miscreant, sometimes yiped loud and long about the judge's leniency."
"Inside the room, specially vacated of all who normally slept there, Jemubhai, his face apuff with anger, grabbed at his wife."
"“Sorry, Jon, I didn't mean to interrupt your private party, but we've been invited to stay at the palace, and the majordomo is all apuff waiting to show us our rooms."

Etymology

From a- + puff.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Inflected Forms

more apuff (comparative) most apuff (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce apuff?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpʌf/.
What does apuff mean?: Out of breath; puffing.
Where does apuff come from?: From a- + puff.

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