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• To take huff — Huff Huff, n. 1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. Left the place in a huff. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Huff — Huff, n. 1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. Left the place in a huff. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Huff — Huff, v. i. 1. To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs. [1913 Webster] 2. To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense. [1913 Webster] This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• huff — [huf] vt. [echoic] 1. Obs. to blow, swell, or puff up 2. to treat insolently; bully; hector 3. to make angry; offend vi. 1. to blow; puff 2. to become angry; take offense 3. Obs …   English World dictionary

• take umbrage — TAKE OFFENCE, take exception, be aggrieved, be affronted, be annoyed, be angry, be indignant, be put out, be insulted, be hurt, be piqued, be resentful, be disgruntled, go into a huff; informal be miffed, have one s nose put out of joint; Brit.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Huff (TV series) — infobox television show name = Huff format = Drama runtime = approx. 52 minutes creator = Bob Lowry starring = Hank Azaria Paget Brewster Anton Yelchin Andy Comeau Kimberly Brooks with Blythe Danner and Oliver Platt country = United States… …   Wikipedia

• Huff-Duff — High frequency direction finder is usually known by its acronym HF/DF, pronounced Huff Duff. This has become the common name for this type of radio direction finder, and was coined during World War II.The idea of using two or more radio receivers …   Wikipedia

• huff — /hʌf / (say huf) noun 1. a sudden swell of anger; a fit of resentment: *a sort of mental huff had overtaken the arbitration judges –blanche d alpuget, 1982. –verb (t) 2. to give offence to; make angry. 3. to treat with arrogance or contempt;… …  

• huff — /huf/, n. 1. a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don t walk off in a huff. v.t. 2. to give offense to; make angry. 3. to treat with arrogance or contempt; bluster at; hector or bully. 4. Checkers. to remove (a …   Universalium

• huff — [[t]hʌf[/t]] n. v. huffed, huff•ing. n. 1) a fit of resentment: to walk out in a huff[/ex] 2) to give offense to; make angry 3) to treat with arrogance or contempt; bully 4) to take offense; speak indignantly 5) to puff or blow; breathe heavily • …   From formal English to slang

• huff — v. & n. v. 1 intr. give out loud puffs of air, steam, etc. 2 intr. bluster loudly or threateningly (huffing and puffing). 3 intr. & tr. take or cause to take offence. 4 tr. Draughts remove (an opponent s man that could have made a capture) from… …   Useful english dictionary