HUFF


Meaning of HUFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hʌf ]

( huffs, huffing, huffed)

1.

If you huff , you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something.

‘This’, huffed Mr Buthelezi, ‘was discrimination.’

VERB : V with quote

2.

If someone is in a huff , they are behaving in a bad-tempered way because they are annoyed and offended. ( INFORMAL )

After the row in a pub he drove off in a huff.

PHRASE : PHR after v , v-link PHR

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