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Synonyms for huff

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : huhf
Phonetic Transcription : hÊŒf

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Définition 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

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