huff Sentence Examples
- The dog let out a loud huff as it plodded along on its morning walk.
- The wind huffed and puffed, rattling the windows like a ghost.
- The angry man huffed and puffed, his face turning red with rage.
- The vacuum cleaner huffed and puffed, sucking up every speck of dust.
- The train huffed and puffed, slowly chugging along the tracks.
- The child huffed and puffed, struggling to blow out all the candles on their birthday cake.
- The balloon huffed and puffed, growing larger and larger until it burst with a loud pop.
- The teapot huffed and puffed, sending a cloud of steam into the kitchen.
- The smith huffed and puffed, rhythmically striking the anvil with his hammer.
- The storm huffed and puffed, howling through the trees and shaking the ground.
huff Meaning
huff (n)
a state of irritation or annoyance
huff (v)
inhale recreational drugs
blow hard and loudly
huff (v. t.)
To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.
To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.
To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
huff (v. i.)
To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense.
To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece.
huff (n.)
A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.
A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.
Synonyms & Antonyms of huff
Synonyms:
- nervous-breakdown
- alarum
- hysteria
- bother
- ado
- uproar
- hand-wringing
- alarm
- furor
- delirium
- pique
- distraction
- agitation
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word huff
a state of irritation or annoyance, inhale recreational drugs, blow hard and loudlyTo swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air., To treat with inso
fuss, tizzy, panic, sweat, pother, twitter, lather, dither, fluster,fret
satisfaction,satisfaction, happiness, pacification, gratification, pleasure, delight, appeasement, contentment,appeasement
The dog let out a loud huff as it plodded along on its morning walk.
The wind huffed and puffed, rattling the windows like a ghost.
The angry man huffed and puffed, his face turning red with rage.
The vacuum cleaner huffed and puffed, sucking up every speck of dust.
