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What does huffing and puffing mean?

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Verb
  1. present participle of huff and puff
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He was huffing and puffing something fierce, distending his cheeks with every exhalation.
So all the huffing and puffing from Free TV Australia is just special interest hot air.
He was upright in an instant, huffing and puffing with such violence that his entire body seemed to quake and quiver with every breath.
I could hear the billowing of her flannelette nightie as she swooped down the hallway, huffing and puffing with determination.
Qantas remains quietly confident that after some initial huffing and puffing, and even some limited protests, all unions will come into line.
Or maybe its a little pugilistic prestidigitation to avoid showing an aging action queen huffing and puffing in between roundhouses.

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