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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

huffing

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ˈhʌfɪŋ/

To breathe heavily.

In a Sentence

“The run left him huffing and puffing.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. huffingsound huffinghuffing camehuffing muchhuffing still
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Synonyms

puffingpuffybreathingsnortingpuffingl

Antonyms

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Related Words

hufferhuffinesshuff-cap

Poetry examples for “huffing”

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