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Huff (Verb)

Blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

As she climbed the stairs with her heavy luggage, she started to huff and puff from exhaustion.
The old man huffed and coughed on his pipe, getting ready to tell another wartime story.
She huffed in frustration and quickly stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
He began to huff loudly as he tried to squeeze into the cramped space behind the wheel.
After running up the steep hill, she stood at the top and started to huff, trying to catch her breath.

Inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue".

Verbs of eating and drinking.

She was caught huffing inhalants in the school bathroom by a teacher.
The authorities discovered a group of teenagers huffing gasoline in an abandoned lot.
After getting in trouble with the law, he struggled to overcome his habit of huffing solvents.
Researchers studied the long-term effects on people who huffed asphyxiates to get high.
The education campaign warned young people about the dangers of huffing aerosol sprays.