huff

[US]/hʌf/
[UK]/hʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to speak angrily; to puff out (e.g. air); to become angry or irritated.

Phrases & Collocations

huff and puff

huffing and puffing

in a huff

Example Sentences

he was huffing under a heavy load.

he huffed out his sudden irritation.

she walked off in a huff .

The first cyclists huffed into sight.

huffed and puffed up the stairs.

They went huffing and puffing up the stairs.

Jack huffed himself up and stumped out of the room.

They huffed and puffed as they carried the sofa upstairs.

He went off in a huff just because we failed to nominate him as club president.

After much huffing and puffing, he agreed to help.

He went off in a huff when she criticized his work.

This thesis inquires into Zhang JiuLing′s noncooperation with prime Minister and Resignation in a huff in the early part of KaiYuan.

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