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Huffing

of Huff

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Exhalation 76% connected

The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth in the form of steam or vapor; evaporation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expiration 76% connected

The act of expiring

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Chuff 74% connected

A coarse or stupid fellow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Chuff 74% connected

A coarse or stupid fellow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Heave 74% connected

To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Heave 74% connected

To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Puffing 92% connected

of Puff

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Snorting 92% connected

of Snort

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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