Usually means: Blow forcefully, express anger verbally.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. huff and puff: Merriam-Webster
  2. huff and puff: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. huff and puff: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. huff and puff: Wiktionary
  5. Huff and puff: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. huff and puff: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. huff and puff: Idioms

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  1. The Huff and Puff: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (huff and puff)

▸ verb:  To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.

Similar:
whuff, wheeze, bepuff, puff, huff, chuff, sigh, pluff, whoop, gasp, more...

Adjectives:
bladdery, full-blown, blebby, aspirate, gas, puffed out, blowzy, boln, windy, pursy, bellying

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Similar:
whuff, wheeze, bepuff, puff, huff, chuff, sigh, pluff, whoop, gasp, more...

Adjectives:
bladdery, full-blown, blebby, aspirate, gas, puffed out, blowzy, boln, windy, pursy, bellying



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