попы́хивать

verbimperfectivevery rarely used (#19833)

1.
puff away (at a pipe), puff, smoke in puffs
Дед сидел на крыльце и попы́хивал трубкой.
Grandpa sat on the porch puffing away at his pipe.
Iterative: repeated small puffs, usually with the instrumental (попыхивать трубкой).
2.
puff (now and then), pant a little, chug (of an engine)
Паровоз тихо попы́хивал у платформы.
The steam engine was puffing quietly by the platform.
3.
(rare) sweat now and then, break a sweat every so often
Он попы́хивал от жары и вытирал лоб.
He was sweating from the heat now and then and wiping his forehead.
Colloquial and uncommon.

Examples

Дед сидел на крыльце, попыхивая трубкой.
Grandfather sat on the porch, puffing on his pipe.
Он шёл по улице, попыхивая сигаретой.
He walked down the street, puffing on a cigarette.
Старик молча попыхивал папиросой у окна.
The old man silently puffed on a cigarette by the window.

Imperative
ты	попы́хивай
вы	попы́хивайте

Active present	попы́хивающий	puffing, smoking (in short puffs)
Active past	попы́хивавший	puffing, lightly puffing
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	попы́хивая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	попыхивав попыхивавши	while doing (past)