Huff

Quick meaning: Huff is a noun meaning A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.

Meaning

A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) A condition of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
2. (draughts) The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
3. (intransitive) To breathe heavily.
4. (intransitive) To say in a huffy manner.
5. (intransitive) To enlarge; to swell up.
6. (intransitive) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
7. (obsolete) One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.

Example Sentences

Bread huffs.

The run left him huffing and puffing.

With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck.

This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of repentance.

Word Forms

• huffs
• huffing
• huffed

Synonyms for huff

Depending on context, synonyms include snort, puff, chuff, miff.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chuff, snort, puff, miff, snit, pique.

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