Antonyms for huff
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : huhf |
| Phonetic Transcription : hÊŒf |
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
- 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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