huffelen

In a sentence

• Het kind zat te huffelen omdat het verdrietig was.

  The child was huffing because it was sad.

  Here 'huffelen' is used to describe shallow, upset breathing often associated with crying.

• Tijdens het joggen begon hij te huffelen van vermoeidheid.

  While jogging, he started huffing from exhaustion.

  In this context, 'huffelen' describes labored breathing associated with physical exertion.

• Ik hoorde iemand in de kamer huffelen alsof hij tegen zichzelf praatte.

  I heard someone huffing in the room as if talking to themselves.

  Here, 'huffelen' is used to denote fragmented speech or sounds associated with emotional distress or inner conflict.