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See more synonyms for huff on Thesaurus.com a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff. Show More
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. Show More
verb (used without object) to take offense; speak indignantly. to puff or blow; breathe heavily. to swell with pride or arrogance; swagger or bluster. Show More
Origin of huff 1575–85; imitative; see
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Related Words for huff snit ,
puff ,
heave ,
annoyance ,
perturbation ,
miff ,
rage ,
pet ,
tiff ,
umbrage ,
pique ,
dudgeon ,
passion ,
stew ,
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temper ,
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expire Examples from the Web for huff Contemporary Examples of huff With that, he took a huff off a morning joint and moved into the throng of jovial patrons.
So we salute you, Mr. Fielder, even as we continue to huff and puff at the gym in pursuit of those rippling ridges.
In response, Smith quit the party in a huff that July, trashing it as insufficiently principled on his way out the door.
In elementary school, children will disagree and fight, then storm away in a huff and simply ignore each other.
“We have activities together, we see each other, we eat, we pet our dogs,” Huff told The Daily Beast.
Historical Examples of huff But he threw me off his shoulders in a huff , among the daisies and the cyclamens.
James left the kitchen in a huff to return to his duties in the breakfast-room.
And despite all apology and protest, he left the house in a huff .
Then, I left him, in a huff , declaring that he couldn't drive me away.
Percy slammed down the cover and tossed away the can in a huff .
British Dictionary definitions for huff a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff ) Show More
to 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 Show More
Derived Forms huffish or huffy , adjective huffily or huffishly , adverb huffiness or huffishness , noun Word Origin for huff C16: of imitative origin; compare puff
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Word Origin and History for huff v. mid-15c., apparently imitative of exhaling. Extended sense of "bluster with indignation" is attested from 1590s. Related: Huffed ; huffing . As a slang term for a type of narcotics abuse, by 1996. As a noun from 1590s; to leave in a huff is recorded from 1778. Popular terms for "strong beer or ale" noted from 1577 include huff cap as well as mad dog and dragon's milk .
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Idioms and Phrases with huff In addition to the idiom beginning with huff
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