huff

  • 11huff — ► VERB (often huff and puff) 1) exhale noisily. 2) show one s annoyance in an obvious way. ► NOUN ▪ a fit of petty annoyance. ORIGIN imitative …

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  • 12huff — index resentment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13huff — həf vt to inhale (noxious fumes) through the mouth for the euphoric effect produced by the inhalant also to inhale the noxious fumes of (a substance) for their euphoric effect <teenagers huffing correction fluid> …

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  • 14huff — n dudgeon, pique, resentment, *offense, umbrage Analogous words: petulance, huffiness, irritability, fractiousness (see corresponding adjectives at IRRITABLE): *anger, indignation, rage, wrath …

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  • 15huff — [huf] vt. [echoic] 1. Obs. to blow, swell, or puff up 2. to treat insolently; bully; hector 3. to make angry; offend vi. 1. to blow; puff 2. to become angry; take offense 3. Obs …

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  • 16Huff — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Huff (homonymie). Huff Titre original Huff Genre Série tragi comique Créateur(s) Bob Lowry Pays d’origine …

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  • 17huff — noun VERB + HUFF ▪ be in, get in, go off in PREPOSITION ▪ in a huff ▪ He s in a huff because he wasn t invited …

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  • 18huff — huff1 [hʌf] v informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) huff and puff a) to breathe out in a noisy way, especially when you do something that involves a lot of physical effort ▪ He was huffing and puffing by the time he got to the… …

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  • 19huff — huff1 [ hʌf ] noun in a huff feeling annoyed and upset because people have offended you or will not do what you want huff huff 2 [ hʌf ] verb transitive to say something in a way that shows you feel annoyed or impatient huff and puff 1. ) to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20huff — 1 verb (I) informal 1 huff and puff to breathe out noisily, especially because you are tired: By the time he got to the top he was huffing and puffing. 2 huffing and puffing behaviour that shows that someone disagrees strongly with something such …

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