huff and puff
huff and puff
1 F0 to breathe loudly, usually after physical exercise: » We were huffing and puffing by the time we'd climbed to the top of the hill.Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathing2 F0 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to complain loudly and express disapproval: » They huffed and puffed about the price but eventually they paid up.Thesaurus+: ↑Complaining |