huff
A heavy breath; a grunt or sighA heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
» Tom stormed off in a huff.
Том умчался в гневе.
Meaning
4 sensesA heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck.
(figuratively)A condition of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
in a huff
Verärgerung
The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
(obsolete)One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.
- a state of irritation or annoyance
Examples
9 sentencesTom stormed off in a huff.
ruТом умчался в гневе. — odexed
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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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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