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[ huhf ] / hʌf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR huff ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff. verb (used with object)to give offense to; make angry. to treat with arrogance or contempt; bluster at; hector or bully. Checkers. to remove (a piece) from the board as a penalty for failing to make a compulsory capture. Slang. to inhale the vapors of in order to become intoxicated: to huff glue. verb (used without object)to take offense; speak indignantly. to puff or blow; breathe heavily. to swell with pride or arrogance; swagger or bluster. Origin of huff1575–85; imitative; see puff SYNONYMS FOR huff1 temper, passion, pic, pet. SEE SYNONYMS FOR huff ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby huffHuerta, Huesca, huevos rancheros, Huey, Hueytown, huff, huff and puff, Huff-Duff, huffing, huffish, huffy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for huffWith that, he took a huff off a morning joint and moved into the throng of jovial patrons. A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST So we salute you, Mr. Fielder, even as we continue to huff and puff at the gym in pursuit of those rippling ridges. Prince Fielder’s Demi Moore Moment: World Loses It Over Athlete Without Six-Pack|Tim Teeman|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST In response, Smith quit the party in a huff that July, trashing it as insufficiently principled on his way out the door. Sen. Bob Smith: The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave|Michelle Cottle|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST In elementary school, children will disagree and fight, then storm away in a huff and simply ignore each other. Was It Irresponsible of Israel to Apologize to Turkey?|Brent E. Sasley|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We have activities together, we see each other, we eat, we pet our dogs,” Huff told The Daily Beast. What Amanda Knox Is Up to Now|Winston Ross, Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST And Colonel Huff, that prince of royal plungers, had surrendered at last to the bank. Shadow Mountain|Dane Coolidge Lucy gazed at her so long and steadfastly that Talboys took the huff, and strolled along the cliff. Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade It been so hot, I hate to hotfoot it nine miles to Winnsboro and huff dat same distance back on a hot summer day. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration I handed him a five-pound note, upon which he hauled out three pounds nineteen shillings change and walked off in a huff. Is He Popenjoy?|Anthony Trollope The dashing young wife's flirtative proclivities led to a quarrel with her husband, and he left her in a huff. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations|William Howe
British Dictionary definitions for huff
nouna passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff) verbto make or become angry or resentful (intr) to blow or puff heavily Also: blow draughts to remove (an opponent's draught) from the board for failure to make a capture (tr) obsolete to bully huffing and puffing empty threats or objections; bluster Derived forms of huffhuffish or huffy, adjectivehuffily or huffishly, adverbhuffiness or huffishness, nounWord Origin for huffC16: of imitative origin; compare puff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with huff
In addition to the idiom beginning with huff The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to huffsnit, puff, heave, annoyance, perturbation, miff, rage, pet, tiff, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, passion, stew, anger, offense, temper, blow, gasp, expire |