huff
noun
a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment.
is huffing
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present progressiveof huff (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Somewhere slightly off the page, a Big Bad Wolf is huffing and puffing and blowing these people’s home right into the ground.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
If anyone is huffing and puffing for a Hansel & Gretel sequel, blame these territories.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2013
“But he walks around the classroom and is huffing and puffing because he’s so excited.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2010
The company is huffing & puffing to boost munitions output to $1,750,000,000 annually, nearly three times average 1937-41 sales.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everyone is huffing and puffing, and in this heat I have to walk everywhere.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
