Word
huff
To breathe out noisily, often as an expression of annoyance, anger, or exertion.
Meanings
To breathe out noisily, often as an expression of annoyance, anger, or exertion.
Examples
- Don't huff; just calm down and explain the situation clearly.
- The child huffed loudly when her father said she couldn't watch any more television.
- After climbing the steep stairs, he began to huff a little, trying to catch his breath.
More verbs
- analyze To examine something carefully in order to understand it or explain it.
- scrutinize To scrutinize something is to examine it very carefully and in detail.
- affect To affect something is to influence it or cause it to change.
- allude To allude means to mention or suggest something indirectly without saying it clearly.
- elude To elude someone or something is to avoid being caught, understood, or remembered.