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huff (hŭf)

[Imitative of the sound of puffing.]

noun 

A fit of anger or annoyance; a pique: stormed off in a huff.

verb: huffed, huff·ing, huffs. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To puff; blow.
  2. To make noisy, empty threats; bluster.
  3. To react indignantly; take offense.
  4. Slang To inhale the fumes of a volatile chemical or substance as a means of becoming intoxicated.

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to puff up; inflate.
  2. To treat with insolence; bully.
  3. To anger; annoy.
  4. Slang To inhale the fumes of (a volatile chemical, for example) as a means of becoming intoxicated.

derivatives

huff́er
noun