huffing
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Only after sunrise did people dare to leave their homes, and by then a ferocious fire was huffing thick plumes of smoke over the city.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
On Reddit, one user criticised the staging, which they described as a man "huffing and puffing around an exam hall".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
But, in truth, they were huffing and puffing before that moment of madness made life even more difficult.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
“What about the kids? What about me?” she says, huffing away in her avatar’s spandex skeleton costume.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
It made a deep huffing sound and began to circle the fire, slowly rocking its head back and forth.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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