huff
[ huhf ]
/ hʌf /
noun
a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of huff
1575–85; imitative; see puff
Words nearby huff
Huerta, Huesca, huevos rancheros, Huey, Hueytown, huff, huff and puff, Huff-Duff, huffing, huffish, huffy
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British Dictionary definitions for huff
huff
/ (hʌf) /
noun
a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff)
verb
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
Derived forms of huff
huffish or huffy, adjectivehuffily or huffishly, adverbhuffiness or huffishness, nounWord Origin for huff
C16: of imitative origin; compare puff
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