huff
To breathe heavilyTo breathe heavily.
» Tom stormed off in a huff.
Том умчался в гневе.
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To breathe heavily.
The run left him huffing and puffing.
schnauben, heftig schnaufen
пыхтетьpyxtetʹ
(intransitive)To say in a huffy manner.
(intransitive)To enlarge; to swell up.
Bread huffs.
aufquellen, aufgehen
(intransitive)To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
aufblasen, (vor Wut) schnauben, mächtig aufregen
(transitive)To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
aufbauen vor, einschüchternd behandeln
(transitive)To inhale psychoactive inhalants.
reinziehen
нюхатьnjuxatʹ, нюхнутьnjuxnutʹ
inhale recreational drugs
(transitive)To remove an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
(archaic, transitive)To vex; to offend.
Examples
9 sentencesTom stormed off in a huff.
ruТом умчался в гневе.
She stormed off in a huff.
They sat in the garage, huffing paint.
All you can hear is the huffing and puffing of horses.
Mary made an indignant noise and turned away from Tom in a huff.
deMaria gab einen empörten Ton von sich und wandte sich dann beleidigt von Tom ab.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
Origin
Probably an altered spelling of earlier *hough, represented by Scots hech (“to breathe harProbably an altered spelling of earlier *hough, represented by Scots hech (“to breathe hard, pant”). Compare also German hauchen (“to breathe”).
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Forms
huffs, huffing, huffed, huffedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle