puffing

In an open-air, bustling café in Nasr City in Cairo, dozens of newly arrived refugees huddle in small groups, puffing on hookahs, sharing stories about their homeland.

Huffing and puffing uphill on a rickety old bike towards the job centre.

"The struggles I’ve had with doing the show and trying to sort of keep up a professional standard suitable for Radio 2 has been getting more and more difficult, hence my little jokes about Puffing Billy, so I’ve had to make the decision that I need to bring my career to an end."

And here was USC, huffing and puffing at the line of scrimmage, unable to hold any longer, as Mullings burst through to spoil USC’s Big Ten debut, which ended in a 27-24 defeat, the Trojans’ first of the season.

Nonetheless, Trump’s promise should not be dismissed as mere puffing.