puff away
Frequency: 6.99.9 per million words
To smoke continuously or steadily.
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Examples (10)
- He sat in his armchair, puffing away at his pipe.
- The old man puffed away on a cigar, lost in thought.
- She watched him puffing away on his cigarette.
- They spent the afternoon puffing away on their cigarettes.
- He continued to puff away despite the warning.
- The dragon was depicted puffing away smoke rings.
- Lost in his book, he barely noticed himself puffing away.
- The character in the movie puffed away nonchalantly.
- He would puff away for hours when he was stressed.
- The detective puffed away at his pipe while contemplating the case.