huff
verb /hʌf/
/hʌf/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they huff | /hʌf/ /hʌf/ |
| he / she / it huffs | /hʌfs/ /hʌfs/ |
| past simple huffed | /hʌft/ /hʌft/ |
| past participle huffed | /hʌft/ /hʌft/ |
| -ing form huffing | /ˈhʌfɪŋ/ /ˈhʌfɪŋ/ |
- (+ speech) to say something or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed
- ‘Well, nobody asked you,’ she huffed irritably.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative of the sound of blowing.
Idioms
huff and puff (informal)
- to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired
- Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.
- to make it obvious that you are annoyed about something without doing anything to change the situation
- After much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help.
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