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Meanings of huff in English

Catalan
enrabiada

A state of irritation or annoyance.

        enrabiada
        Catalan
        brufolar

        Blow hard and loudly.

              brufolar
              Catalan
              grunyir
              Spanish
              inhalar

              Inhale recreational drugs.

                    grunyir
                    Usage of huff in English
                    1
                    They chattered so loud that the nightingale stopped singing in a huff.
                    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917
                    2
                    The home side's huff and puff before the interval had yielded nothing.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    Did she huff paint before speaking in front of large, bookish crowds?
                    Ebony
                    4
                    He calls Ellie in a huff while stalking off in the night.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    I'm definitely not going to waste my time on huff and puff.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    In the distance, the huff and screech of an approaching train grew.
                    James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
                    7
                    What if the fool resigns and throws all up in a huff?
                    The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
                    8
                    If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff.
                    The new yorker
                    9
                    I straightened from my pose against the column, somewhat in a huff.
                    Summers at Castle Auburn
                    10
                    Libby let out a little huff of displeasure, but Pete ignored it.
                    In every heartbeat
                    11
                    Supposed intellectuals will huff and puff about the silliness of it all.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    Oh, don't look at me like that, she added in a huff.
                    Shades of gray
                    13
                    William took a seat across from her, sitting down with a huff.
                    Destined to last
                    14
                    With a huff and a roll of her eyes, she flounced off.
                    The grail king
                    15
                    We wind up in a huff of road dust on the shoulder.
                    My Sister's Keeper
                    16
                    Something between a sigh and a huff of exasperation leaves my mouth.
                    The Hunger Games
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                    Translations for huff
                    Spanish
                    inhalar
                    Huff through the time
                    Huff across language varieties
                    United States of America
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                    United Kingdom
                    Common