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
Despite their far-from-ideal preparations, there was no huffing and puffing from Andreatta and her players.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 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
Eager now, he hyperventilated a final time, huffing high in the blackness.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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