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S vs Puffing - What's the difference?

s | puffing |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb puffing is

.

As a noun puffing is

the act of one who puffs.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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.