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单词 puffing
释义

puffing

English

Verb

puffing

  1. present participle of puff
  2. (US) Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.
    • 2011 December 6, TRI-102.5 Staff, “‘Puffing’ is Illegal in Colorado (Warming Up Your Car Unattended)”, in TRI-102.5:
      It's called "puffing," when drivers start their car and then leave it unattended while running.

Noun

puffing (plural puffings)

  1. The act of one who puffs.
    the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train
  2. A puffy ornament.
    • 1825, The Ladies' Monthly Museum (volume 21, page 50)
      Evening dresses are trimmed in a variety of ways, with puffings of crape, fringes, and ornaments, of the richest patterns []
  3. (law) An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.
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