Standard Lemma guide

huffing

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhʌfɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌfɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 F IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of huff

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an act of forcible exhalation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: puffing, snorting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: exhalation, expiration, breathing out

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English huff Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English huffing From huff + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: imppaus — Act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants