Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
puffin
IPA transcription: [p'ʌf,ɪn]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
puffin
Meaning:
any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
Usage examples
Puffin gave his alto cackling laugh.
"Yes, that's true enough," said Puffin.
"Hit you, I think," said Captain Puffin.
Puffin naturally saw it in another light.
Puffin added his falsetto cackle to this merriment.
"Well, what I tell you is true, Major," said Puffin.
Captain Puffin helped himself to rather more than half of what now remained in the flask.
Brain-work's an exhausting process; requires a little stimulant now and again," said Puffin.
Whatever it had been (diaries or what not) that used to keep him up, he had broken the habit now, whereas Captain Puffin had not.
But there was a light in Captain Puffin's house: he had a less impressionable nature than the Major and was in so many ways far inferior.