puffing

About 0.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of puff
2. verb Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up.
3. noun The act of one who puffs.

   the puffings and pantings of a man running to catch a train

4. noun A puffy ornament.
5. noun An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.

Similar words

breathing huffing chuff sputter out huff and puff bepuff pluff whuff pink purr

Often followed by

and on out up at away of his a