- present participle of huff.
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
Onlookers watched silently, angling for a better view like villagers watching a huffing dragon approach their castle walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
I prayed it would finally give me confidence and self-esteem, allow me to enjoy my time with my husband and daughter without worrying about my pants ripping open or huffing up a flight of stairs.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2024
One day, as he was sunning this way, with wine in his belly, who should come huffing and puffing and staggering out of the stream but an obese, elderly frog.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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