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- Dictionaryhuff/hʌf/
verb
- 1. blow out air loudly on account of exertion: "he was huffing under a heavy load"
- 2. express one's feeling of petty annoyance: "‘Huh!’ Nanny huffed"
noun
- 1. a fit of petty annoyance: "she walked off in a huff"
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to say something in an annoyed or offended way: "Well if that's how you feel, I'll go," she huffed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of HUFF is to emit puffs (as of breath or steam). How to use huff in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Huff.
noun. 1. a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff) verb. 2. to make or become angry or resentful. 3. (intransitive) to blow or puff heavily. 4. Also: blow draughts. to remove (an opponent's draught) from the board for failure to make a capture. 5. (transitive) obsolete. to bully. 6. See huffing and puffing.
noun. a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff. Synonyms: pet, pic, passion, temper. verb (used with object) to give offense to; make angry. to treat with arrogance or contempt; bluster at; hector or bully.
1. To cause to puff up; inflate. 2. To treat with insolence; bully. 3. To anger; annoy. 4. Slang To inhale the fumes of (a volatile chemical, for example) as a means of becoming intoxicated. [ Imitative of the sound of puffing .] huff′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
If you're in a huff, you're visibly annoyed or offended. Another kind of huff is to exhale. When the Big Bad Wolf was in a huff, he threatened, "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in!"
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Definition of huff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A condition of smoldering anger or resentment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: seeing red. miff. temper. perturbation. offense. annoyance. umbrage. ruffled feathers. resentment. pique. dudgeon. tantrum. conniption fit. passion. Antonyms: happiness. delight. good mood.
