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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024huff /hʌf/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]- a mood of quiet and barely held back anger;
a fit of resentment.
v. [no object] - to show or express anger:He huffed about the unfairness of the press.
- to puff or blow;
breathe heavily.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024huff (huf ),USA pronunciation n. - a mood of sulking anger;
a fit of resentment:Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
v.t. - 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 Termsto inhale the vapors of in order to become intoxicated:to huff glue.
v.i. - to take offense;
speak indignantly. - to puff or blow;
breathe heavily. - to swell with pride or arrogance;
swagger or bluster.
- 1575–85; imitative; see puff
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged temper, passion, pique, pet.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024huff•ish (huf′ish),USA pronunciation adj. - peevish;
irritable. - swaggering;
insolent;
bullying.
huff′ish•ly, adv. huff′ish•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: huff /hʌf/ n - a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff)
vb - to make or become angry or resentful
- (intransitive) to blow or puff heavily
Also: blow to remove (an opponent's draught) from the board for failure to make a capture- (transitive) obsolete to bully
- huffing and puffing ⇒ empty threats or objections; bluster
Etymology: 16th Century: of imitative origin; compare puffˈhuffish, ˈhuffy adj ˈhuffily, ˈhuffishly adv |