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huffing

/ˈhʌfɪŋ/

huffing noun: the act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants. Also the present participle and gerund of huff.

Noun

huffing (plural huffings)

  1. (colloquial) The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.

Also used as

huffing is also the present participle and gerund of huff.

Forms of huffing

Noun
pluralhuffings
Adjective
comparativemore huffing
superlativemost huffing

Origin of huffing

From huff + -ing.

Words formed from huffing

Phrases with huffing

Words that rhyme with huffing

Questions about huffing

What does huffing mean?
Huffing means the act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.
What part of speech is huffing?
Huffing is a noun.
How do you pronounce huffing?
Huffing is pronounced /ˈhʌfɪŋ/.
What is the plural of huffing?
The plural of huffing is huffings.

Words near huffing in the dictionary

  1. huffily
  2. huffin'
  3. Huffine
  4. Huffines
  5. huffiness
  6. huffing
  7. huffing and puffing
  8. huffing off
  9. huffingly
  10. huffings
  11. huffish

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