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(hʌf)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense huffs, present participle huffing, past tense, past participle huffed

1. verb

If you huff, you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something.

'This', he huffed, 'was discrimination.' [VERB with quote]

Synonyms: puff, blow, exhale More Synonyms of huff

See in a huff

See huff and puff

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huff in British English

(hʌf)

noun

a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff)

verb

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. huffing and puffing

Derived forms

huffish (ˈhuffish) or huffy (ˈhuffy)

adjective

huffily (ˈhuffily) or huffishly (ˈhuffishly)

adverb

huffiness (ˈhuffiness) or huffishness (ˈhuffishness)

noun

Word origin

C16: of imitative origin; compare puff

huff in American English

(hʌf)

verb transitive

1. Obsolete

to blow, swell, or puff up

to treat insolently; bully; hector

to make angry; offend

verb intransitive

to blow; puff

to become angry; take offense

6. Obsolete

to swell with pride or arrogance

noun

a condition of smoldering anger or resentment

Word origin

echoic

More idioms containing
huff

in a huff

Examples of 'huff' in a sentence
huff

He left the press tent in a huff over something.It was always inevitable that her past would catch up with her; there had been too many witnesses to the huffing and blowing.

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British English: huff VERB

If you huff, you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something.

This,' huffed Mr Buthelezi, 'was discrimination.'

American English: huff
Brazilian Portuguese: bufar
Chinese: 气鼓鼓地说
European Spanish: resoplar
French: grommeler
German: schnaufen
Italian: sbottare
Japanese: 憤慨する
Korean: 벌컥 성을 내다
European Portuguese: bufar
Latin American Spanish: resoplar

Chinese translation of 'huff'

huff

(hʌf)

n

to be in a huff 发(發)怒 (fānù)

(noun) in the sense of sulk

Definition

a passing mood of anger or resentment

I went into a huff because we lost the game.

Synonyms

sulk

temper

She was still in a temper when I arrived.

bad mood

passion

rage

I flew into a rage.

pet

He flew off in a pet.

wax (informal, mainly British)

pique

In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.

bate (British, slang)

miff (informal)

foulie (Australian, slang)

(verb) in the sense of puff

Definition

to blow or puff heavily

Synonyms

puff

I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing.

blow

Take a deep breath and blow.

exhale

phrase

See in a huff

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blow

Definition

to expel (air, etc.) through the mouth or nose

Take a deep breath and blow.

Synonyms

exhale,

breathe,

pant,

puff,

breathe out,

expel air

in the sense of pet

Definition

a fit of sulkiness

He flew off in a pet.

Synonyms

sulk,

temper,

paddy (British, informal),

pout,

tantrum,

sulks,

huff,

pique,

ill temper,

bad mood,

bate (British, slang),

miff (informal),

paddywhack (British, informal),

foulie (Australian, slang)

in the sense of pique

Definition

a feeling of resentment or irritation, such as from hurt pride

In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.

Synonyms

resentment,

offence,

irritation,

annoyance,

huff,

displeasure,

umbrage,

hurt feelings,

vexation,

wounded pride,

miff (informal)

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单词	huff
释义	Trends of huff View usage for: huff (hʌf) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense huffs, present participle huffing, past tense, past participle huffed 1. verb If you huff, you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something. 'This', he huffed, 'was discrimination.' [VERB with quote] Synonyms: puff, blow, exhale More Synonyms of huff 2. See in a huff 3. See huff and puff More Synonyms of huff huff in British English (hʌf) 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. huffing and puffing Derived forms huffish (ˈhuffish) or huffy (ˈhuffy) adjective huffily (ˈhuffily) or huffishly (ˈhuffishly) adverb huffiness (ˈhuffiness) or huffishness (ˈhuffishness) noun Word origin C16: of imitative origin; compare puff huff in American English (hʌf) verb transitive 1. Obsolete to blow, swell, or puff up 2. to treat insolently; bully; hector 3. to make angry; offend verb intransitive 4. to blow; puff 5. to become angry; take offense 6. Obsolete to swell with pride or arrogance noun 7. a condition of smoldering anger or resentment Word origin echoic More idioms containing huff in a huff Examples of 'huff' in a sentence huff He left the press tent in a huff over something. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was always inevitable that her past would catch up with her; there had been too many witnesses to the huffing and blowing. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages huff British English: huff VERB If you huff, you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something. This,' huffed Mr Buthelezi, 'was discrimination.' American English: huff Brazilian Portuguese: bufar Chinese: 气鼓鼓地说 European Spanish: resoplar French: grommeler German: schnaufen Italian: sbottare Japanese: 憤慨する Korean: 벌컥 성을 내다 European Portuguese: bufar Latin American Spanish: resoplar Chinese translation of 'huff' huff (hʌf) n to be in a huff 发(發)怒 (fānù) (noun) in the sense of sulk Definition a passing mood of anger or resentment I went into a huff because we lost the game. Synonyms sulk temper She was still in a temper when I arrived. bad mood passion rage I flew into a rage. pet He flew off in a pet. wax (informal, mainly British) pique In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag. bate (British, slang) miff (informal) foulie (Australian, slang) (verb) in the sense of puff Definition to blow or puff heavily Synonyms puff I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing. blow Take a deep breath and blow. exhale phrase See in a huff Additional synonyms in the sense of blow Definition to expel (air, etc.) through the mouth or nose Take a deep breath and blow. Synonyms exhale, breathe, pant, puff, breathe out, expel air in the sense of pet Definition a fit of sulkiness He flew off in a pet. Synonyms sulk, temper, paddy (British, informal), pout, tantrum, sulks, huff, pique, ill temper, bad mood, bate (British, slang), miff (informal), paddywhack (British, informal), foulie (Australian, slang) in the sense of pique Definition a feeling of resentment or irritation, such as from hurt pride In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag. Synonyms resentment, offence, irritation, annoyance, huff, displeasure, umbrage, hurt feelings, vexation, wounded pride, miff (informal) Nearby words of huff huddle hue hue and cry huff huffy hug huge Related terms of huff in a huff Synonyms of 'huff' huff Explore 'huff' in the dictionary
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