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Puffing vs Blowing - What's the difference?

puffing | blowing |

As verbs the difference between puffing and blowing

is that puffing is present participle of lang=en while blowing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between puffing and blowing

is that puffing is the act of one who puffs while blowing is the act of one who blows, or that which blows.

puffing

English

Verb

(head)
  • (United States) Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.
  • *{{quote-web
    • , date = 2011-12-06 , author = TRI-102.5 Staff , title = ‘Puffing’ is Illegal in Colorado (Warming Up Your Car Unattended) , site = TRI-102.5 , url = http://tri1025.com/puffing-is-illegal-in-colorado-warming-up-your-car-unattended-2/, passage=It's called "puffing ," when drivers start their car and then leave it unattended while running.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who puffs.
    • the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train
  • 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
  • (legal) An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.

    • blowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
    • the blowings of a trumpet
    the puffings and blowings of an unfit runner

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