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Rarehuff
The correct spelling is huff.
How to pronounce huff
/hʌf/
nounIPA: /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.A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
- 2.An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
- 3.One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.
verb
- 1.To breathe heavily.
- 2.To say in a huffy manner.
- 3.To enlarge; to swell up.
- 4.To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
- 5.To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
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