huffing and puffing
Example Sentences
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On Reddit, one user criticised the staging, which they described as a man "huffing and puffing around an exam hall".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Forced to slow down, the man who believed “hiking is for people who can’t run” found himself huffing and puffing up a peak in Griffith Park.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024
"If you are huffing and puffing and unable to hold a conversation for some of that time you have hit the sweet spot."
From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023
Others discount the findings, interpreting them as huffing and puffing from students that they predict will still go wherever they get the most financial aid.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2023
Beatriz runs toward me and stops short, huffing and puffing.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
