huffing

verb

present participle of huff
as in raving
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 huffing This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing! — Anja Webb, Parents, 24 June 2026 Lee began huffing gasoline at seven years old, court documents stated. — Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 The father was allegedly trying to stop the 17-year-old from huffing butane, according to the post. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, and clacking their teeth. — ABC News, 28 May 2026 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. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 Meanwhile, Spurs, under their third manager of the season, were huffing and puffing in their attempts to blow Wolves’ defence down. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Washington’s Copium But the White House is huffing its own brand of copium. — Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Audio from the Tread is more than loud enough even when huffing, puffing, and sprinting through a challenging interval. — Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huffing
  1. raving
  2. ranting
  3. blustering
Verb
  • Fans are raving that Madonna has tapped back into her essence—but unfortunately, a lot of her is missing.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Lagree is everywhere on social media right now, with celebrities and trainers raving about the burn from a machine called the Megaformer.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of raving
Verb
  • Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Trump continued ranting as Welker tried to fit in more questions about the weaponization fund, but the president said he was done with the interview, thanking Welker for the time and wishing her a good day before walking away.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
Definition of ranting
Verb
  • Juxtaposed to Colman Domingo’s blustering portrayal of Joe Jackson and Jaafar Jackson’s uncanny performance as his late uncle Michael, Long has found a way to make silence load-bearing.
    — Zeba Blay, SELF, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Eddie, a blustering man who’s often the loudest to laugh at the fat jokes hurled his way, is on the cusp of landing a new contract for his own variety show at CBS, a much larger network than his and Maggie’s current employer.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of blustering

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