huff
noun
a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment.
will huff
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future tenseof huff.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"He and his advisers may have concluded that the Republicans will huff and they'll puff but they won't be able to blow the house down," Galston said.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 19, 2014
But Shultz and his supporters are convinced that a powerful factor is a belief among terrorists that they can act with impunity: the U.S. will huff and puff but never really do anything.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wolf said:—"I will huff an' I will cuff an' blow you house down."
From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Walter Jekyll
Wolf say:—"I will huff an' cuff an' will blow you house down."
From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Walter Jekyll
He said:—"I will huff an' cuff an' will blow you house down."
From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Walter Jekyll
