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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a small puff of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a light, airy release of air, smoke, or vapor, often in a poetic or descriptive context.
Example: "As the candle flickered, a small puff of smoke curled into the air, dancing before disappearing into the darkness."
Alternatives: "a gentle waft of" or "a light breath of".
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A small puff of wind raised the dust.
A small puff of flour escaped his lips.
The aspiration accompanying stop consonants consists of a small puff of air.
The tail is usually a small puff of fur, generally brownish but white on top in the cottontails (genus Sylvilagus) of North and South America.
Not to give anything away, but I do know that some applets will cause a small puff of aerosol spray to be emitted from your computer's USB ports.
Mr. Dunn, who is 60, wears dirt-caked work boots and a plain baseball cap and has a small puff of hair beneath his bottom lip.
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In each case, the small puff of ink diffused in seconds.
A minor puff of ash melted just a small part of that glacier and sent huge volumes of water cascading down canyons.
"This is fairly typical for this race," said the captain as she cut a section of audiotape from a broken cassette and tied it to the stern to make a telltale to read small puffs of wind.
A little puff of "dust" completes the illusion.
The burnt-orange ceramic roofs of the buildings sloped whimsically, and small puffs of smoke rose from a chimney.
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