as in raved
to talk loudly and wildly
demanding to speak to the manager, he huffed about the rudeness of the sales assistant
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Recent Examples of huffed
Isaac Hayden huffed and puffed but received little support from Blackpool’s Karoy Anderson.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Frozen-looking surfers still in their wetsuits huffed past us from a secluded point break.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2025
Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Frozen-looking surfers still in their wetsuits huffed past us from a secluded point break.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huffed
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Teams raved about his visits to their facilities over the last few weeks.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Scouts reportedly raved about his mobility, which flashed most obviously in pass protection.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Trump has blustered, contradicted himself publicly, ramped-up rhetorically and then backed down, mostly without receiving obvious concessions.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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The administration also has ordered a massive military buildup in the Caribbean and blustered about regime change given the nation’s awful socialist leader.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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For several minutes, Nathan ranted about the conditions in the jail.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Huffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huffed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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