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puffed one's chest

puffed one's chest is the simple past and past participle of puff one's chest.

Meaning of puff one's chest

Verb

puff one's chest (third-person singular simple present puffs one's chest, present participle puffing one's chest, simple past and past participle puffed one's chest)

  1. To act arrogantly and resolutely.

Questions about puffed one's chest

What is puffed one's chest the simple past and past participle of?
Puffed one's chest is the simple past and past participle of puff one's chest.

Words near puffed one's chest in the dictionary

  1. puffbutt
  2. puffbutts
  3. puffcorn
  4. puffed
  5. puffed grain
  6. puffed one's chest
  7. puffed out
  8. puffed rice
  9. puffed the magic dragon
  10. puffed up
  11. puffed wheat

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