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- [huhf]
- /hʌf/
- /hʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhf]
- /hʌf/
Definitions of huff word
- noun huff a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff. 1
- verb with object huff to give offense to; make angry. 1
- verb with object huff to treat with arrogance or contempt; bluster at; hector or bully. 1
- verb with object huff Checkers. to remove (a piece) from the board as a penalty for failing to make a compulsory capture. 1
- verb with object huff Slang. to inhale the vapors of in order to become intoxicated: to huff glue. 1
- verb without object huff to take offense; speak indignantly. 1
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Origin of huff
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; imitative; see puff
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Huff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
huff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
huff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for huff
verb huff
noun huff
- sulk — to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood: Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
- mood — Grammar. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what he or she is saying, as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy. a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, as can, may, might. any of the categories of these sets: the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- temper — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- grumps — Plural form of grump.
- snit — an agitated or irritated state.
Antonyms for huff
verb huff
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
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