noun Download 🔗Share A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. Examples : "With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck." physiology body sound sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc. Examples : "The meeting ended with a series of disgruntled huffs from the team members who disagreed with the new policy. " emotion attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster. Examples : "The new student was a huffs, always boasting about his supposed academic achievements. " character person attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To breathe heavily. Examples : "The run left him huffing and puffing." physiology body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To say in a huffy manner. Examples : "When his mom asked him to clean his room, he huffs, "Fine, I'll do it later!" " attitude communication language emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enlarge; to swell up. Examples : "Bread huffs." body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. Examples : "The student huffs and crosses his arms when the teacher tells him he has to redo his homework. " attitude emotion character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector. Examples : "The manager often huffs at the new employees when they make mistakes, instead of patiently explaining the correct procedure. " attitude character action human emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inhale psychoactive inhalants. Examples : "The teenager huffs paint thinner in the abandoned building, seeking a temporary escape from his problems. " substance medicine mind body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (draughts) To remove an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it). Examples : ""If you don't take the jump in checkers, your opponent huffs your piece off the board as a penalty." " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading