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
Washington’s Copium But the White House is huffing its own brand of copium.
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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
The show portrays devious, cocaine-huffing young bankers climbing the ranks of global finance, and Yasmin—or Yas, for short—has cut the least noble path of all.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
While a bunch of gatekeeping owners were huffing about clarity, the invisible architect kept building without drawing attention.
—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
That day ended on a pontoon boat, in front of cliffs turned molten by the setting sun, hippos yawning and huffing all around while a small group of us drank gin and tonics and learned the names of the birds feeding on the shore.
—Joel Lovell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
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
The show portrays devious, cocaine-huffing young bankers climbing the ranks of global finance, and Yasmin—or Yas, for short—has cut the least noble path of all.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
While a bunch of gatekeeping owners were huffing about clarity, the invisible architect kept building without drawing attention.
—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
That day ended on a pontoon boat, in front of cliffs turned molten by the setting sun, hippos yawning and huffing all around while a small group of us drank gin and tonics and learned the names of the birds feeding on the shore.
—Joel Lovell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huffing
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For years, he has been sequestered in their house, ranting, raving and writing nonsensical math equations in hundreds of notebooks.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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The president of the United States is stark-raving mad.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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