huff in Sindhi سنڌي
huff in Telugu తెలుగు
huff in English
- huff⇄expr. huff and puff, to bluster; storm; rant.
Ex. Both sides will huff and puff down to the end, orating from their grandstands at the start, then making a hurry-up effort to talk to each other (Time). - huff⇄huff, noun, verb.
- huff⇄noun a fit of anger or peevishness.
Ex. He had a great dispute with the congressmen about politics, and left the place in a huff (Washington Irving). - huff⇄v.i. 1. to puff; blow.
Ex. I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house down! (Nursery Tale: The Three Little Pigs).
2. (Obsolete.) to swell with pride or arrogance; swagger; bluster. - huff⇄v.t. 1. to make angry; offend.
2. to treat with arrogance or contempt.
3. (in checkers) to remove (a piece from the board which one's opponent could have jumped but did not).
4. (Obsolete.) to puff up; swell.