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huff

huff [ huf ]


noun  (plural huffs)
Definition:
 
fit of anger: a brief mood of anger or resentment at something somebody has done
walked out in a huff



verb  (past and past participle huffed, present participle huff·ing, 3rd person present singular huffs)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb anger somebody, or get angry: to anger or offend somebody, or become angry or offended

2. intransitive verb blow or pant: to blow, pant, or breathe laboriously

[Late 16th century. An imitation of the sound of blowing]

huff and puff 

1. 
to blow or pant, or do this while moving with great difficulty
 

2. 
to make noisy but empty threats or objections


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