huffing

/ˈhʌfɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To breathe heavily.
To say in a huffy manner.
To enlarge; to swell up.
To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
To inhale psychoactive inhalants.
The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

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