huffnoun [ C ]
uk/hʌf/us/hʌf/informalan angry and offended mood:
Ted's gone into one of his huffs again.
in a huff
angry and offended:
She's in a real huff because I forgot her birthday.
Julia criticized some aspect of his work and he left/went off in a huff.
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Anger and displeasure
- acrimonious
- anger
- animus
- annoyance
- bad feeling
- flap
- fuss
- get the hump idiom
- gorge
- grit
- grit your teeth idiom
- grudge
- hard feelings idiom
- irritation
- rancour
- resent
- resentful
- slow burn
- sour grapes idiom
- spite
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Angry and displeased
huffverb [ I ]
uk/hʌf/us/hʌf/to say something in an annoyed or offended way:
"Well if that's how you feel, I'll go," she huffed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Talking angrily
- berate
- bite
- bite sb's head off idiom
- bite/snap sb's head off idiom
- diatribe
- edge
- head
- hit
- jump
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- piece
- rant
- rave
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snarl
- spit sth out
- tear 1
- tear into sb/sth
- tut
- upbraid
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Idiom(s)
huff and puff