huff

(hŭf)
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.

[Imitative of the sound of puffing.]

huffer huff'er n.

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noun

1. An angry outburst: fit², passion, tantrum, temper. Informal conniption, conniption fit. See feelings.
2. Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight: dudgeon, miff, offense, pique, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.

verb

1. To breathe hard: blow¹, gasp, pant, puff. See breath/breathlessness.
2. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior: affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage, pique. Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to. See attack/defend, pain/pleasure.

Idioms beginning with huff:
huff and puff

In addition to the idiom beginning with huff, also see in a huff.

n

Definition: bad mood
Antonyms: delight, good mood, happiness

v

Definition: sigh, breathe out forcefully
Antonyms: inhale

To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called ‘HUFF’ or some variant thereof. Oppose puff. Compare crunch, compress.

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verb trans.
verb trans., military, dated

To kill. (1919 — 33).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - fnyse, pruste, puste, blive fornærmet
v. tr. - fornærme, puste, støde
n. - fortørnelse

idioms:

• be in a huff    være fornærmet, være knotten
• huff and puff    puste og stønne, rase og regere

Nederlands (Dutch)
snuiven, uitvaren tegen, beledigen, beledigd reageren, in beslag nemen (dammen), chagrijnige bui, inbeslagname (blazen) bij dammen

Français (French)
v. intr. - souffler comme un b¯uf, râler
v. tr. - blesser, froisser qn, prendre la mouche, traiter qn avec arrogance ou mépris, fulminer contre, tyranniser, rudoyer
n. - vexation

idioms:

• huff and puff    (lit) souffler et haleter, (fig) faire toute une histoire
• in a huff    être piqué au vif, être vexé

Deutsch (German)
v. - beleidigt sein
n. - Anfall von Ärger

idioms:

• huff and puff    schnaufen und keuchen
• in a huff    beleidigt werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεφυσώ, αγανακτώ, συγχύζομαι
n. - παραφορά, θυμός, χόλιασμα

idioms:

• be in a huff    είμαι αγαναχτισμένος, χολωμένος
• huff and puff    (καθομ.) (υποκρίνομαι πως) συγχύζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
offendere, sbuffare, stizza

idioms:

• be in a huff    essere di cattivo umore
• huffs and puffs    buffi e sbuffi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ofender
n. - acesso (m) de mau humor

idioms:

• be in a huff    estar de mau humor
• huff and puff    fazer tempestade em copo d'água

Русский (Russian)
вспышка гнева, раздражать, задирать

idioms:

• be in a huff    быть оскорбленным
• huff and puff    напрасные усилия, буйство

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ofenderse, enojarse, bufar
v. tr. - ofender, enojar, picar, maltratar
n. - enfado, enojo, mal humor

idioms:

• huff and puff    resoplar y jadear, echar pestes
• in a huff    bufando, estar enfurruñado, estar de morros, estar con mufa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - flåsa, storma, rasa, blåsa (i damspel), förarga, förnärma, blåsa upp, skälla på
n. - vredesutbrott, förtrytelse, stuckenhet, blåsning (i damspel), uppbrusande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吹气, 发怒, 恫吓, 吹胀, 激怒, 提高价格

idioms:

• be in a huff    发怒
• huff and puff    暴怒, 咆哮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 吹氣, 發怒, 恫嚇
v. tr. - 吹脹, 激怒, 提高價格
n. - 發怒, 提高價格

idioms:

• be in a huff    發怒
• huff and puff    暴怒, 咆哮

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 발끈 화 내다, 헐떡이다, 입김을 내뿜다
v. tr. - 호통치다, 화나게 하다
n. - 발끈 화를 냄, 말을 잡기

idioms:

• be in a huff    발끈 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 怒らせる, 吹き込む, ぷりぷりする, からいばりをする, 憤慨する
n. - ぷりぷりすること, 立腹, ひと吹き

idioms:

• be in a huff    むっとして
• huff and puff    えらい苦労をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطلق هبات من هواء أو بخار, ينفخ, يهوش يطلق تهديدات فارغه, يتصرف بسخف أو حنق, يعامل بازدراء, يغضب (الاسم) نوبه غضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נשף ונשם, התנשף, נעלב‬
v. tr. - ‮העליב, הוריד כלי בדמקה כעונש על שלא היכה כלי של היריב‬
n. - ‮עלבון, היפגעות, רוגז, הרחקת כלי בדמקה כעונש על שלא היכה כלי של היריב‬

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