Antonyms for huff

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : huhf

Phonetic Transcription : hʌf

Definition of huff

Origin : mid-15c., apparently imitative of exhaling. Extended sense of "bluster with indignation" is attested from 1590s. Related: Huffed; huffing. As a slang term for a type of narcotics abuse, by 1996. As a noun from 1590s; to leave in a huff is recorded from 1778. Popular terms for "strong beer or ale" noted from 1577 include huff cap as well as mad dog and dragon's milk.

noun bad mood
verb sigh, breathe out forcefully

Example sentences :

But he threw me off his shoulders in a huff, among the daisies and the cyclamens.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

James left the kitchen in a huff to return to his duties in the breakfast-room.
Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade

And despite all apology and protest, he left the house in a huff.
Extract from : « The Young Mountaineers » by Charles Egbert Craddock

Then, I left him, in a huff, declaring that he couldn't drive me away.
Extract from : « The Last Woman » by Ross Beeckman

Percy slammed down the cover and tossed away the can in a huff.
Extract from : « Jim Spurling, Fisherman » by Albert Walter Tolman

Nan rushed off in a huff, and Annie walked slowly down the corridor.
Extract from : « Red Rose and Tiger Lily » by L. T. Meade

Maggie resumed her work in a huff; Aileen smiled to herself.
Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller

The Solicitor-General resigned in a huff, and then withdrew his resignation.
Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope

You got in a huff about a lot of fool's talk on the course and turned it round upon me.
Extract from : « Aladdin of London » by Sir Max Pemberton

And Dame Emma flounced her skirts in a huff and turned her indoors.
Extract from : « Long Will » by Florence Converse

Synonyms for huff

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