huff and puff

Verb

To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise

Japanese Meaning

激しい運動の後に息切れしたり、呼吸が荒くなる状態を表す。

After the five-mile run, he began to huff and puff as he tried to catch his breath.

5マイル走った後、彼は息を切らしながら呼吸を整えようとした。

Sense（1）

To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise

They were short of ideas, huffing and puffing their way towards a demoralising defeat.

huffs and puffs

（ present singular third-person ）

huffing and puffing

（ participle present ）

huffed and puffed

（ participle past ）

huffed and puffed

（ past ）