пы́хать

rare #18040

verbimperfective perfective is пыхну́ть

1.
to blaze, to flame, to burn brightly
В ками́не жа́рко пы́шет ого́нь.
The fire is blazing in the fireplace.
Of fire or flames.
2.
to give off (heat), to radiate, to put forth
Печь пы́шет жа́ром.
The stove is giving off heat.
Usually with жаром, теплом.
3.
to be the picture of (health), to be bursting with, to be full of
Она́ пы́шет здоро́вьем.
She is the picture of health.
Typically пыхать здоровьем.
4.
to snort, to puff, to breathe heavily
Ло́шадь тяжело́ пы́хала после скачки.
The horse was snorting heavily after the race.
5.
(rare) to smoke, to puff (on a pipe)
Дед пы́хал тру́бкой на крыльце́.
Grandpa was puffing on his pipe on the porch.
Colloquial.

Examples

Он сидел на крыльце и пыхал трубкой.
He sat on the porch, puffing on his pipe.
Старый паровоз пыхал дымом и гудел.
The old steam locomotive puffed smoke and hooted.
Печка пыхала жаром на всю комнату.
The stove radiated heat throughout the room.

Imperative
ты	пы́шь
вы	пы́шьте

Active present	пы́шущий	radiant, glowing, blooming, beaming
Active past	пы́хавший	blazing, glowing, radiating (heat/smoke), puffing
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	пы́ша	while doing (present)
Gerund past	пыхав пыхавши	while doing (past)