huff /ˈhʌf/
(vt.)吹脹,提高價格,激怒,發怒(vi.)吹氣,恫嚇,發怒發怒
huff /ˈhəf/ 及物動詞
Huff v. t. [imp. & p. p. Huffed p. pr. & vb. n. Huffing.]
1. To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.
2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.
You must not presume to huff us. --Echard.
3. Draughts To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
Huff, v. i.
1. To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
2. To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense.
This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of repentance. --South.
3. Draughts 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.
1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. “Left the place in a huff.”
2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.
Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit. --South.
To take huff, to take offence.
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huff
n : a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: miff, seeing red]
v 1: inhale recreational drugs [syn: snort]
2: blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his
way up the mountain" [syn: puff, chuff]