how to pronounce puff

/pʌf/

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puff is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of puff in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… rise a bit and puff out a little bit and …”

meaning of puff

Puff is a verb meaning to breathe out a short burst of air.

puff frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word puff occurs in english on average 3.1 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.