[huff] vb [imit.] vi (1583) 1: to emit puffs (as of breath or steam)
2. a: to make empty threats: bluster b: to react or behave indignantly "~ed off in anger" ~ vt 1: to puff up: inflate
2. archaic: to treat with contempt: bully
3: to make angry
4: to utter with indignation or scorn
[2]huff n (1599): a usu. peevish and transitory spell of anger or resentment "quit in a ~" syn see offense