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huff

The correct spelling is huff.

How to pronounce huff

/hʌf/
noun

IPA: /hʌf/

Say it like: Huf-f

The correct spelling is huff. A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. For example: "With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck."

Usage Examples

With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck.

The run left him huffing and puffing.

Bread huffs.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
  2. 2.An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
  3. 3.One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.

verb

  1. 1.To breathe heavily.
  2. 2.To say in a huffy manner.
  3. 3.To enlarge; to swell up.
  4. 4.To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
  5. 5.To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.

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