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souffle.

blowing (act of expelling air from the mouth)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sufl/
  1. blowing (act of expelling air from the mouth)

    masculine
  2. a breeze, a gust (movement of wind)

    masculine
  3. a breath, or the act of breathing

    masculine
  4. the inspiration or influence (for a work of art, idea, & so forth))

    masculine
  5. the powerful movement of air caused by an explosion

    masculine
  6. the sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart; a murmur

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From souffler, from Latin sufflāre.

verb/sufl/
  1. inflection of souffler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of souffler: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From souffler, from Latin sufflāre.

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