paffen

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpafən/

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• Rhymes: -afn̩

Verb

1. to puff, to emit smoke (of an oven, a machine)
2. to smoke (of a person)
3. particularly: to smoke without inhaling the smoke into the lungs

Synonyms

• (senses 1, 2) rauchen, qualmen

Antonyms

• (sense 3) auf Lunge rauchen

Further reading

• “paffen” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

paffen

1. inflection of paff:
   1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
   2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
   3. strong/weak dative plural