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
While a bunch of gatekeeping owners were huffing about clarity, the invisible architect kept building without drawing attention.
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Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Or have all of his brain cells corroded away after years of huffing his own scent?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Or have all of his brain cells corroded away after years of huffing his own scent?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huffing
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At a time when Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has never been more popular, one TCM practice the internet can’t stop raving about is sipping hot water.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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If the devoted nun resembles the raving patient, does that not justify locking them away, protecting ourselves from their unsettling power?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The first 10 minutes of the film are set in Norms, where a grungy man staggers in with a bomb, ranting about artificial intelligence.—
Fielding Buck,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In two minutes of ranting and raving about his degenerate son’s twenty-six-thousand-dollar dinner bill, Reiner gave an indelible comedic performance destined to be quoted for years to come.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Huffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huffing. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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