huff

huff  (hf)

n.

A fit of anger or annoyance; a pique: stormed off in a huff.

v. huffed, huff·ing, huffs

v.intr.

1. To puff; blow.

2. To make noisy, empty threats; bluster.

3. To react indignantly; take offense.

4. Slang To inhale the fumes of a volatile chemical or substance as a means of becoming intoxicated.

v.tr.

1. To cause to puff up; inflate.

2. To treat with insolence; bully.

3. To anger; annoy.

4. Slang To inhale the fumes of (a volatile chemical, for example) as a means of becoming intoxicated.

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[Imitative of the sound of puffing.]

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huffer n.

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huff [hʌf]

n

a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff)

vb

1. to make or become angry or resentful

2. (intr) to blow or puff heavily

3. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Also blow Draughts to remove (an opponent's draught) from the board for failure to make a capture

4. (tr) Obsolete to bully

huffing and puffing empty threats or objections; bluster

[of imitative origin; compare puff]

huffish , huffy adj

huffily , huffishly adv

huffiness , huffishness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	huff - a state of irritation or annoyance   miff, seeing red annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Verb	1.	huff - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" snort breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
	2.	huff - blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" chuff, puff blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"

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huff

noun sulk, temper, bad mood, passion, rage, pet, pique He went into a huff because he lost the game.

in a huff offended, hurt, angered, provoked, annoyed, put out (informal), hacked (off) (U.S. slang), exasperated, sulking (informal), nettled, vexed, pissed off (taboo slang), miffed (informal), irked, riled, peeved, piqued, in high dudgeon She was in a huff about what I'd said.

Translations

huff [hʌf]

A. N in a huff → enojado
to go off in a huff → irse ofendido, picarse
to take the huff → ofenderse

B. VI to huff and puff (out of breath) → jadear, resollar
he huffed and puffed a lot and then said yes (fig) → resopló mucho y luego dijo que bueno

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huff [ˈhʌf] n
in a huff → vexé(e)
to be in a huff → être vexé(e)
to take the huff → prendre la mouche

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huff

n to be/go off in a huff → beleidigt or eingeschnappt sein/abziehen (inf); to get into a huff → einschnappen (inf), → den Beleidigten spielen

vi to huff and puff (inf) → schnaufen und keuchen

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huff [hʌf] n in a huff (fam) → imbronciato/a, stizzito/a

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huff [hʌf] n in a huff (fam) → imbronciato/a, stizzito/a

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huff [haf]

being or becoming silent because one is angry, displeased etc He is in a huff; He went into a huff. nukkerig raak ساكِتٌ غَضَبا оскърбявам (се) mrzutá nálada blive knotten der Ärger χολωμένος enojado pahas tujus اوقات تلخي كردن pitää mykkäkoulua froissé בְרוֹגֶז क्रुद्ध हो जाना, झुंझलाहट namrštiti se, razljutiti se megsértődik terdiam fÿla; reiðikast imbronciato 立腹 불끈 화를 냄 įsižeidęs, pasipūtęs sapīcis; īgns; apvainojies mendiamkan diri kerana marah mokken fornærmet, sint w rozdrażnionym stanie amuo îmbufnare разобидеться (и молчать) zlá nálada užaljen ljutnja vara/bli förnärmad เงียบไปเพราะโกรธหรือไม่พอใจ darılma, gücenme 因憤怒或不快等而不說話 ображений خاموش ہو جانا cơn giận dữ 发怒

adj huffy

1 in a huff. buierig, nukkerig مُتَجَهِّم оскърбен rozmrzelý knotten ärgerlich χολωμένος enojado pahur كج خلق suutuksissa froissé מְצוּברָח झुंझलाया हुआ uvrijeden (meg)sértődött terdiam móðgaður adirato むっとした 화를 내고 있는 įsižeidęs, pasipūtęs sapīcis; īgns merengus mokkend fornærmet, gretten nadąsany amuado îmbufnat обиженный podráždený, rozčúlený užaljen naduren butter, tjurig โกรธขึ้ง dargın, gücenik 氣沖沖的 ображений بگڑ کر đang trong cơn giận dữ 发怒的

2 easily offended, and likely to go into a huff. humeurig سَريع الغَضَب، مُسْتَشيط غَضَبا който лесно се засяга nedůtklivý mopset gekränkt εύθικτος susceptible, enojadizo kergesti ärrituv زودرنج herkkänahkainen susceptible נוֹח לְהֵיעָלֵב जल्दी नाराज हो जाना koji se lako uvrijedi érzékenykedő mudah tersinggung fyrtinn; viðkvæmur, hörundsár permaloso 怒りっぽい 성 잘내는 lengvai įsižeidžiantis apvainojies mudah tersinggung mokkerig nærtakende, ømskinnet obrażający się, obrażalski melindroso ofensat обидчивый urážlivý zamerljiv razdražljiv lättstött, snarstucken โกรธง่าย alıngan 易怒的 той, що легко ображається آزردہ dễ nổi giận 易激的

adv huffily

nukkerig بتَجَهُّـم، بِغَضَب سَريع оскърбително mrzutě mopset ärgerlich, gekränkt εύθικτα ofendidamente; enojadamente; malhumoradamente pahuralt با اوقات تلخی pahantuulisesti avec mauvaise humeur בְּרוֹגֶז शेखी ljuto, srdito sértődötten dengan cemberut fÿlulega in modo adirato むっとして 발끈하여 įsižeidęs īgni merengus mokkerig nærtakende, ømskinnet, grettent arogancko de modo amuado cu supărare/mânie обидчиво podráždene zamerljivo ljutito snarstucket อย่างขุ่นเคือง alınganlıkla, gücenerek 發怒地 ображено آزردگی میں cáu kỉnh; dễ bực mình 发怒地

n huffiness

nukkerigheid تَجَهُّم، سُرْعَة الغَضَب тънкообидност podrážděnost mopsethed die Gereiztheit ευθιξία mal humor; susceptibilidad pahurus كج خلقی herkkänahkaisuus mauvaise humeur, susceptibilité רַגזָנוּת शेखी आदि kivnost, srdžba sértődöttség kepekaan móðgunargirni; fÿla irascibilità; permalosità 怒っぽさ (발끈) 화를 냄 įsižeidimas, pasipūtimas sapīkums; īgnums sifat yang merengus mokkerigheid surmuling, fornærmet holdning dąsanie się melindre îmbufnare обидчивость podráždenosť zamerljivost ljutitost snarstuckenhet อารมณ์โกรธ alınganlık, gücenme 發怒 гнів آزردگی sự cáu kỉnh; sự gắt gỏng 发怒