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huff and puff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
huf-f and puff
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

huffs and puffs (present, singular) huffing and puffing (participle, present) huffed and puffed (participle, past) huffed and puffed (past)

Rhymes With

through enough enough is enough stuff fair enough tough rough cough dough buff bluff puff

Questions

What does huff and puff mean?
To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.

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