huffing
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈhʌfɪŋ/
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- Big old dude starts running down and he's huffing and he's puffing and he's thinking to himself, I'm about to score in the Super Bowl, a lineman.
- huffing and puffing
I steady myself in the thickening dark, feel huffs of air from the passing train.
- I steady myself in the thickening dark, feel huffs of air from the passing train.
- After half a mile of huffing and puffing, my wife looked pretty bad.
- But then, yeah, the the huffing and puffing, like people would come down the trail and I would stand to the side and face away.
Examples
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After five minutes, Dad came back in huffing and puffing and slapping his arms across his chest.
Fiction book (1997) -
And these people are huffing and puffing and just sweating.
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Right with me huffing and puffing through this, OK?
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"So no more huffing and puffing, teams."
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After half a mile of huffing and puffing, my wife looked pretty bad.
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Sonny and Boobie run huffing and puffing...
Fiction book (1997) -
I could have jumped into the middle of them; they were so unaffected by our comical huffing and commotion.
Fiction book (1990) -
DeVoto's education was a migratory one, as though the young provincial already sensed that the cultural wind blew from the East, however much he disliked the huffing and puffing of its intellectual purveyors.
Fiction book (2000) -
I knew from the labored tread and huffing breath who it was—Ronald Hickok, one of the contact team; the group responsible for negotiating with the Onalbi.
Fiction book (1997) -
After running up the hill, I was left huffing and panting to catch my breath.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong breath out through the nose or mouth to clear it
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4.2
A hard breath out through the nose that makes a loud sound
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4.6
Heavy, loud breathing after hard exercise or strong feeling
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2.7
Breathing out air quickly through the mouth or nose
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2.1
A short, light burst of air
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8.3
A short, sharp puffing sound made by a steam engine or machine
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Huffing comes from the little sound word huff, which is like a strong puff of breath you make when you are tired or annoyed; think of someone blowing out air loudly after running or when upset. That's why huffing means a forceful exhale showing effort or irritation.