пыхте́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• chug verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
• huff noun A fit of annoyance or offended pride.
• pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.

Senses

пыхте́ть is used for these senses in English:

• chug (intransitive) To make dull explosive sounds.
• huff (transitive) To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
• out of breath Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
• pant (ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

chug — full definition

1. verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
2. verb Informal: to drink a large amount quickly and continuously, without stopping.
3. noun A dull, repeated, laboured sound, as of an engine working.

huff — full definition

1. noun A fit of annoyance or offended pride.
2. verb To breathe out heavily, especially in annoyance or exertion.
3. verb To react with irritation or wounded pride.
4. verb (slang) To inhale a substance, especially a solvent, to get high.

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