puffed

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(of food) increased in size, especially after cooking:

Bake the pastry until it is puffed and golden brown.

Fry the turnovers until they are puffed up and crisp.

(of part of the face or body) swollen, for example because of illness or an injury:

Her right eye was puffed and caked with blood.

His limbs and face were puffed up to twice normal size.

used to describe grains that have been heated to a high temperature so that they become many times larger than their original size. Puffed grains are often used in breakfast cereals:

We recommend puffed wheat with no added salt.

a box of puffed rice

breathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical activity:

I was so puffed after my workout I had to sit down for an hour.

How do football players get around the pitch without getting puffed?