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to huff

to huff

24 4.6
To breathe out loudly and hard, often from effort or anger
  • verb
  • /hʌf/
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  • The street she lived on was hilly, and every day she huffed its slope, asking questions to herself.
  • huff and puff
  • huffing and puffing
  • huffing for air

They won't become sullen and say things like you can't make me do that, or they'll just huff and grump.

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Examples

  • He huffed loudly after struggling to lift the heavy box.

  • You're huffing pretty hard back there.

    I Still Believe (2020)

  • Let me finish before you huff and puff.

    All at Once (2016)

  • We're here to huff and puff and blow your house up!

    Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)

  • We'll huff, and we'll puff, and we'll blow the door in.

    Tea and Sympathy (1956)

  • I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.

    The Author, The Star and The Keeper (2020)

  • "You'll never sell anything with that attitude," she huffed, then moved to another table.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • By the time they reached the summit, the women and children huffed with exhaustion.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Kenny is smiling as he huffs and puffs, trying to catch his breath.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "You should have seen the long lines," Mrs. Haynes would say, huffing and puffing as she brought in groceries.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

to snort
vsto huff
52 3.7

To make a sudden harsh sound through the nose to show amusement or anger

is a general forceful loud exhale not necessarily through the nose
to puff
vsto huff
19 1.4

To breathe out quickly and loudly

is stronger, louder, and more forceful exhalation often showing irritation
to chuff
vsto huff
2 8.8

To make a puffing sound like a steam train or breathing hard

is the human act of forceful exhalation often showing annoyance
to let out a huff
vsto huff
6.8

To breathe out loudly to show you are annoyed

is the single word for forcefully blowing out air often with annoyance
to whoof
vsto huff
9.9

To breathe out suddenly and make a puffing sound

is more forceful and usually expresses effort or annoyance loudly

Antonyms

to whisper
586 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

Idioms

to leave with a huff
  • Informal
7.8

To walk out suddenly while showing anger

Phrasal Verbs

to let out a huff
6.8

To breathe out loudly to show you are annoyed

to take huff
  • Informal
8.5

To get upset because you think someone treated you badly

How Forceful

to blow
711 1.0
to huff
24 4.6
to puff
19 1.4
to sigh
80 1.9

Surface Forms

huff infinitive
huffed past
huffed past participle
huffing present participle
huffs third person singular

Etymology

Huff copies the sound of strong breathing, like a short, heavy breath, and is closely like puff or the phrase 'huff and puff'. So to huff is to blow out air forcefully, often from effort or annoyance.