Huffing vs. Puffing — What's the Difference?

A fit of anger or annoyance; a pique

A short forceful exhalation of breath.

To puff; blow.

A short sudden gust of wind.

To make noisy, empty threats; bluster.

A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.

To react indignantly; take offense.

A short sibilant sound produced by a puff.

(Slang) To inhale the fumes of a volatile chemical or substance as a means of becoming intoxicated.

An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.

To cause to puff up; inflate.

An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco.

To treat with insolence; bully.

A swelling or rounded protuberance.

To anger; annoy.

Puff pastry.

(Slang) To inhale the fumes of (a volatile chemical, for example) as a means of becoming intoxicated.

A light soft pad for applying powder or lotion.

(colloquial) The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.

A gathered, protruding portion of fabric.

Present participle of huff

A light padded bed covering.

An act of forcible exhalation

An approving or flattering recommendation.

Breathing heavily

A piece of writing, as on the jacket of a book, containing often exaggerated praise, used for promotional purposes.

(Genetics) A localized region of swelling in certain chromosomes indicating the active synthesis of RNA.

To blow in puffs.

To come forth in puffs

To breathe forcefully and rapidly

To emit puffs.

To take puffs on smoking material

To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used with up

To emit or give forth in puffs.

To impel with puffs.

To smoke (a cigar, for example).

To inflate or distend

To fill with pride or conceit

To publicize with often exaggerated praise

Present participle of puff

(United States) Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.

The act of one who puffs.

A puffy ornament.

(legal) An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.

Blowing tobacco smoke out into the air;

An act of forcible exhalation

Breathing heavily