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  • verb Present participle of poof.

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Examples

  • Also (on a side note) there is no best superhero because the best super power is teleportation of things (aka poofing) the reasoning behind this is that you could do anything you want.

    AskMen.com - HOME PAGE 2009

  • Also (on a side note) there is no best superhero because the best super power is teleportation of things (aka poofing) the reasoning behind this is that you could do anything you want.

    AskMen.com - HOME PAGE 2009

  • Rather, I developed a love for it - the smell of it's initial fermentation in it's little stoneware bowl, the poofing factor it gave to a perfectly balanced dough, and finally the appearance and aroma of the fresh loaves it produced out of the oven.

    One - A - Penny... Sarah 2009

  • Rather, I developed a love for it - the smell of it's initial fermentation in it's little stoneware bowl, the poofing factor it gave to a perfectly balanced dough, and finally the appearance and aroma of the fresh loaves it produced out of the oven.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah 2009

  • Yet, IBelieve gets upset when I refer to this as “poofing,” or when I ask why that this should be taught in a science classroom in place of actual science.

    The God App - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • Conversely, we don't ever see complex life forms * poofing* into existence.

    Abusing Science 2008

  • Someone else follows, a Greenie, her peasant skirt poofing out behind her.

    THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE Adrienne Maria Vrettos 2010

  • So falsification of evolution (the progression, not the mechanism) would be quite difficult, since it has been confirmed so many times and it seems that the only other option is the * poof theory* which isn't science because of lack of observation and testing complex things * poofing* into existence.

    Abusing Science 2008

  • I stared at the zombie despite myself, and imagined it poofing into nothing at the first light of day, the way my vampire friends would.

    Bring On the Night Jeri Smith-Ready 2010

  • Yet, IBelieve gets upset when I refer to this as “poofing,” or when I ask why that this should be taught in a science classroom in place of actual science.

    The God App - The Panda's Thumb 2010

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