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in a huff

Idioms  

  1. In an offended manner, angrily, as in When he left out her name, she stalked out in a huff. This idiom transfers huff in the sense of a gust of wind to a burst of anger. [Late 1600s] Also see in a snit.

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After a suit-and-tie celebration, which neither seems too celebratory about, Shane leaves his hotel room in a huff and escapes to the hotel gym for a late night stationary bike ride.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

A few of them yelled at Giuliani; he walked out in a huff and never met with Sharpton—or any other Black leader, except the city’s few Black conservatives—ever again.

From Slate • Aug. 16, 2023

The officer wished me good luck with him and left in a huff.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Of course, any party's backbenches are almost constitutionally set up to be in a huff.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2023

The birds all twitter up in a huff when they see me coming, making the camellia bush rattle.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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