I'm not a mountaineer, and I don't aspire to be one, but it's so cool to stand on a summit and see the world around me from places one can only get to on foot, with a lot of huffing and puffing and sweat along the way.
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Huffing
/ˈhʌfɪŋ/
Synonyms for "huffing" (23 found)
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12 entriesactbreathingbreathing outdispositionemotionexhalationexpirationinhalationmoodphysiological processrespirationsubstance use
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17 entriesacute huffinghuff and puffhuffing and puffinghuffing behaviorhuffing breathhuffing episodehuffing exertionhuffing gashuffing gesturehuffing noisehuffing solventshuffing soundhuffing windin a huffinhalant huffingsolvent huffing
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4 total sentences available.
He's been huffing.
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All you can hear is the huffing and puffing of horses.
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They sat in the garage, huffing paint.
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