huff and puff
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌf
Verb
huff and puff (third-person singular simple present huffs and puffs, present participle huffing and puffing, simple past and past participle huffed and puffed)
- To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.
- August 16 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk:
- They were short of ideas, huffing and puffing their way towards a demoralising defeat.
- August 16 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk:
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