how to pronounce puffed

/ˈpʌft/

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puffed is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of puffed in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… these mice getting yourself puffed a few …”

meanings of puffed

adjective:

Consisting of a puff.
Gathered up into rounded ridges.
Synonym of puffed out (panting from exercise).
Inflated or swollen.
Expanded by the use of steam.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of puff.

puffed frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word puffed occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.