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Definition of huff in English: huffverb hʌfhəf 1no object Blow out air loudly on account of exertion. he was huffing under a heavy load 他被重负压得大声喘息。 I was huffing and puffing to keep up with him Example sentencesExamples - I don't seem to find it at all difficult to work up an enthusiasm for being outdoors, wrapped up all snug and cosy, rosy cheeked and huffing great breath-clouds into the frosty air.
- I was huffing and puffing, trying to get my breath back.
- Gwen huffed a bit, breathing in what she thought was going to be her last decent long slow breath before pasting and re-applying, getting everyone ready.
- She huffed, and proceeded to twist and wiggle until her legs were facing the aisle and she could look at him fully.
- By the time Mr. Mineo had everything under control, he was huffing and puffing with the exertion.
- I'm sweating, huffing and puffing, smelling of lake, and trying not to swallow the bugs that keep hitting me in the face as I speed along the trail.
- Yes, I know that I just got through telling you that I've got my windows open, but I'm not out there huffing and puffing lots of the nasty stuff into my lungs.
- He huffed causing the hair in front of his eyes to fly up and land crazily in his eyes.
- They're off, huffing and puffing through this grueling physical education training under a blazing sun that's far away from home.
- While I still had the same muscle tone, I decided - yes, once again - to get back on the wagon and start huffing and puffing the excess weight off.
- This evening I found myself popping and huffing a little as I breathed, not much, and it was at the height of the smoke assault, so I'm not getting silly about it.
- I wrapped myself around him, we kept up our quick pace for awhile until I felt his grip loosen and he panted and huffed and puffed, taking a mouthful of air and collapsing on my body.
- I could hear Milly huffing and puffing with the exertion of it.
- Patterson said: ‘He's short of match practice and he was huffing and puffing a bit towards the end but he gave his all and everything considered he did a great job for us.’
- Any athlete, and perhaps especially any runner, can tell you some of the most sublime, lucid moments of introspection come to you while huffing and puffing and pacing in the heat of sport.
- He was wearing his work uniform, his hair flying in his face as he skidded to a stop before them, huffing and puffing from the exertion.
- And if you think the players are huffing a bit more than they ought to, that's because so many spectators light up during games, despite a smoking ban in sports venues.
- The readers who were huffing and puffing in Downer's defence, or accusing you of gutter journalism, most likely have their snouts in various troughs themselves.
- After the pond flashed by, Carlile stared out the window until the train jolted and huffed into the station.
- All very well to feel nourished in the billowy comfort of my nightie; huffing myself into work clothes this morning took almost an hour longer than expected!
2Express one's feeling of petty annoyance. （一阵）气恼，恼怒 with direct speech ‘Huh!’ Nanny huffed Example sentencesExamples - Ministers huffed last week that they had no intention of developing Orwellian surveillance.
- Tensing, his annoyance growing, Ikeda huffed at her statement in disagreement, beginning to feel incensed at the offense to his partner.
- She huffed in a slight sulk, she knew he was bothered by Karen's antics from earlier in the day, but he seemed to be cool about it.
- ‘I don't want to know the evidence,’ he huffed last week when asked about the possibility of Neville being the real wizard of the word.
- The artist nearly huffed his way out of the offices of the fledgling humor magazine.
- I felt him staring at me as he huffed his displeasure.
- Aeslyn huffed in annoyance, but halted to let Adelaide catch up, nevertheless.
- ‘I don't think your friend likes me,’ Dale huffed appearing a few seconds later.
- James waited until she finished huffing before he deemed it necessary to respond.
- Pursing her lips in annoyance again, she huffed.
- ‘Fine,’ He huffed brushing his shaggy black hair out of his eyes.
- Her escape unsuccessful Mary huffed with annoyance.
- ‘For your information this little rat insulted me’ Debbie huffed sticking her chin up snobbily.
- ‘Thanks, I'm glad you think so highly of me,’ Adele huffed getting to her feet with her mug of tea.
- She inwardly huffed, knowing that this would go on forever until she stepped in to give the reluctant man a push.
- She huffs in annoyance and I can't help but feel a bit satisfied at having irritated her.
- Cat huffed in annoyance, but continued to drag him along behind the maître de, who was unwittingly leading them both in the jaws of death.
- And Megan roared with laughter while Krissy huffed out of annoyance.
- A light smile appeared on his lips as her face reddened and she huffed in annoyance.
- A hand was waved in front of my eye, alternately shading it and exposing it to candlelight until the doctor huffed and stepped away.
3North American informal with object Sniff fumes from (petrol or solvents) for a euphoric effect. 〈北美，非正式〉嗅（汽油，溶剂）作为兴奋剂 it is important to educate young people about the dangers of huffing inhalants Example sentencesExamples - There's never enough food, so the kids decided to huff paint instead, as it makes the hunger go away.
- To prolong the high, many inhalant abusers continue to sniff, or huff, repeatedly over several hours.
- For instance, their first disc featured a cover shot of a figure wearing a device used to huff shoe polish.
- Are you huffing your WW2 Tiger Tank model glue again?
- In this case the dad chose to huff gasoline in the basement.
- Jose did a search on Google for this, and found on a website that it was possible to huff spray paint and get high.
- As soon as dad comes home from his three hour workday, mom will be in the basement huffing model airplane glue.
- I sat in the back seat, with the bag pulled up around my face like I was huffing glue.
- You might as well be huffing paint thinner or sniffing glue.
- The two are sitting on a bed, huffing a can of compressed air and squealing at each other about how they can't feel their faces.
4with object (in draughts) remove (an opponent's piece that could have made a capture) from the board as a forfeit. （国际跳棋中）取掉（对方本可吃棋的棋子） Example sentencesExamples - The detection of an opportunity to huff is not essential, but you may want to consider how it could be done.
- if a player noticed that the opponent had failed to capture when the option was open, the player can huff the offending piece before the next move is made and it is removed from the board.
noun hʌfhəf usually in singular A fit of petty annoyance. （一阵）气恼，恼怒 她生气地走掉了。 Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, I wouldn't be altogether surprised if they did hire a few folks to storm off in a huff, and the rest followed of their own accord.
- In the above example of the jealous spouse, the husband reacted to the feeling of jealousy by announcing his displeasure to his wife and leaving in a huff.
- In a huff of elegant but direct fury, Lorraine shot me another of her icy glares - one that so clearly conveyed Death - and stormed back into the house.
- Rather than storm off in a huff, Hal arranged this co-headlining tour, providing a chance to see two bands that won't be playing in small venues for long.
- They went off in a huff, waving their arms, calling me names.
- I'd like to ask Mr. Napper for his rationale in this behavior but somehow I think he wouldn't be able to explain it and would probably stomp off in a huff when asked.
- He explained about the doctor's appointment, his admittedly childish reaction and my mom leaving the house in a huff.
- Chrysler had no option but to march off in a huff.
- It was all over in seconds, and it turned out this bloke had argued with his girlfriend, and had gone driving off in a huff, stopping in our little lane to consider what he was going to do next.
- A couple of people left in a huff, but most of us just stared in amazement.
- Farrell sticks around, while Renner storms off in a huff.
- He told me to find out how many Scottish hacks would be flying to Austria to cover his oration and went off in a huff when I reported back that no one had expressed the slightest interest in the event.
- After a few more months of things escalating, Chris couldn't take it anymore, and she moved out one day in a huff.
- You don't storm off in a huff because you think you are more important than those who came to listen to you.
- The young Liverpool defender went off in a huff last weekend, complaining he had not been given the first team opportunities he expected when he joined Wanderers on loan on transfer deadline day.
- After resigning in a huff, and making statements like he would not reconsider his decision, it seemed like he was burning his bridges, taking a bold step, breaking a path.
- When the hotel you've checked into takes a photocopy of your driver's license, you can storm out in a huff, but that's not a sustainable way of behaving, especially when they all start doing it.
- For Glasgow, the forwards matched their opponents for much of the time and winger Jon Steel proved that he hasn't spent the summer in a huff after missing the Canada tour.
- The foreign owner of a factory, farm, forest or beach-house can go off in a huff, but the physical entity remains.
- Megan entered the Literature room in a huff, her temper flared and her eyes revealing her state of mind.
Synonyms bad mood, sulk, fit of bad humour, fit of pique, pet, temper, tantrum, rage, fury, passion informal grump, snit British informal strop, paddy North American informal blowout, hissy fit British informal, dated bate, wax archaic paddywhack, miff
Derivativesnoun We were outside because we're nicotine huffers. Example sentencesExamples - The big huffers and woofers come and go and the tidal changes they promise don't quite happen.
- As the parliamentary opposition falls apart, the extra-parliamentary one is being closed down with hardly a rumble of protest from the huffers and puffers who insist that civil liberties are Britain's gift to the world.
- And Sam, a paint huffer, pot smoker, and pierced angry young man, is going to help him.
adjective ˈhʌfɪʃˈhəfɪʃ He not only refuses to give money, her does so in an unnecessarily huffish way! Example sentencesExamples - It seemed to suggest a state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish.
OriginLate 16th century: imitative of the sound of blowing. Rhymesbluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, enough, fluff, gruff, guff, luff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, stuff, Tough, tuff Definition of huff in US English: huffverbhəfhəf 1no object Blow out loudly; puff. 喷气；吹气；深呼吸 he was huffing under a heavy load 他被重负压得大声喘息。 Example sentencesExamples - By the time Mr. Mineo had everything under control, he was huffing and puffing with the exertion.
- While I still had the same muscle tone, I decided - yes, once again - to get back on the wagon and start huffing and puffing the excess weight off.
- Yes, I know that I just got through telling you that I've got my windows open, but I'm not out there huffing and puffing lots of the nasty stuff into my lungs.
- This evening I found myself popping and huffing a little as I breathed, not much, and it was at the height of the smoke assault, so I'm not getting silly about it.
- She huffed, and proceeded to twist and wiggle until her legs were facing the aisle and she could look at him fully.
- And if you think the players are huffing a bit more than they ought to, that's because so many spectators light up during games, despite a smoking ban in sports venues.
- I don't seem to find it at all difficult to work up an enthusiasm for being outdoors, wrapped up all snug and cosy, rosy cheeked and huffing great breath-clouds into the frosty air.
- Any athlete, and perhaps especially any runner, can tell you some of the most sublime, lucid moments of introspection come to you while huffing and puffing and pacing in the heat of sport.
- I'm sweating, huffing and puffing, smelling of lake, and trying not to swallow the bugs that keep hitting me in the face as I speed along the trail.
- The readers who were huffing and puffing in Downer's defence, or accusing you of gutter journalism, most likely have their snouts in various troughs themselves.
- Gwen huffed a bit, breathing in what she thought was going to be her last decent long slow breath before pasting and re-applying, getting everyone ready.
- After the pond flashed by, Carlile stared out the window until the train jolted and huffed into the station.
- He huffed causing the hair in front of his eyes to fly up and land crazily in his eyes.
- They're off, huffing and puffing through this grueling physical education training under a blazing sun that's far away from home.
- All very well to feel nourished in the billowy comfort of my nightie; huffing myself into work clothes this morning took almost an hour longer than expected!
- I was huffing and puffing, trying to get my breath back.
- I wrapped myself around him, we kept up our quick pace for awhile until I felt his grip loosen and he panted and huffed and puffed, taking a mouthful of air and collapsing on my body.
- Patterson said: ‘He's short of match practice and he was huffing and puffing a bit towards the end but he gave his all and everything considered he did a great job for us.’
- He was wearing his work uniform, his hair flying in his face as he skidded to a stop before them, huffing and puffing from the exertion.
- I could hear Milly huffing and puffing with the exertion of it.
2Express one's annoyance or offense. 发怒 with direct speech ‘Huh!’ Nanny huffed with object he huffed out his sudden irritation 他突然大发雷霆。 Example sentencesExamples - She inwardly huffed, knowing that this would go on forever until she stepped in to give the reluctant man a push.
- ‘Thanks, I'm glad you think so highly of me,’ Adele huffed getting to her feet with her mug of tea.
- A hand was waved in front of my eye, alternately shading it and exposing it to candlelight until the doctor huffed and stepped away.
- ‘For your information this little rat insulted me’ Debbie huffed sticking her chin up snobbily.
- I felt him staring at me as he huffed his displeasure.
- Cat huffed in annoyance, but continued to drag him along behind the maître de, who was unwittingly leading them both in the jaws of death.
- Tensing, his annoyance growing, Ikeda huffed at her statement in disagreement, beginning to feel incensed at the offense to his partner.
- ‘I don't think your friend likes me,’ Dale huffed appearing a few seconds later.
- She huffed in a slight sulk, she knew he was bothered by Karen's antics from earlier in the day, but he seemed to be cool about it.
- She huffs in annoyance and I can't help but feel a bit satisfied at having irritated her.
- The artist nearly huffed his way out of the offices of the fledgling humor magazine.
- Pursing her lips in annoyance again, she huffed.
- ‘Fine,’ He huffed brushing his shaggy black hair out of his eyes.
- And Megan roared with laughter while Krissy huffed out of annoyance.
- Aeslyn huffed in annoyance, but halted to let Adelaide catch up, nevertheless.
- Ministers huffed last week that they had no intention of developing Orwellian surveillance.
- Her escape unsuccessful Mary huffed with annoyance.
- ‘I don't want to know the evidence,’ he huffed last week when asked about the possibility of Neville being the real wizard of the word.
- James waited until she finished huffing before he deemed it necessary to respond.
- A light smile appeared on his lips as her face reddened and she huffed in annoyance.
3North American informal with object Sniff fumes from (gasoline or solvents) for a euphoric effect. 〈北美，非正式〉嗅（汽油，溶剂）作为兴奋剂 kids that are huffing spray paint like crazy Example sentencesExamples - Jose did a search on Google for this, and found on a website that it was possible to huff spray paint and get high.
- The two are sitting on a bed, huffing a can of compressed air and squealing at each other about how they can't feel their faces.
- As soon as dad comes home from his three hour workday, mom will be in the basement huffing model airplane glue.
- Are you huffing your WW2 Tiger Tank model glue again?
- To prolong the high, many inhalant abusers continue to sniff, or huff, repeatedly over several hours.
- There's never enough food, so the kids decided to huff paint instead, as it makes the hunger go away.
- You might as well be huffing paint thinner or sniffing glue.
- For instance, their first disc featured a cover shot of a figure wearing a device used to huff shoe polish.
- I sat in the back seat, with the bag pulled up around my face like I was huffing glue.
- In this case the dad chose to huff gasoline in the basement.
nounhəfhəf usually in singular A fit of petty annoyance. （一阵）气恼，恼怒 她生气地走掉了。 Example sentencesExamples - When the hotel you've checked into takes a photocopy of your driver's license, you can storm out in a huff, but that's not a sustainable way of behaving, especially when they all start doing it.
- The young Liverpool defender went off in a huff last weekend, complaining he had not been given the first team opportunities he expected when he joined Wanderers on loan on transfer deadline day.
- He explained about the doctor's appointment, his admittedly childish reaction and my mom leaving the house in a huff.
- After resigning in a huff, and making statements like he would not reconsider his decision, it seemed like he was burning his bridges, taking a bold step, breaking a path.
- In a huff of elegant but direct fury, Lorraine shot me another of her icy glares - one that so clearly conveyed Death - and stormed back into the house.
- Farrell sticks around, while Renner storms off in a huff.
- Chrysler had no option but to march off in a huff.
- In the above example of the jealous spouse, the husband reacted to the feeling of jealousy by announcing his displeasure to his wife and leaving in a huff.
- They went off in a huff, waving their arms, calling me names.
- You don't storm off in a huff because you think you are more important than those who came to listen to you.
- Megan entered the Literature room in a huff, her temper flared and her eyes revealing her state of mind.
- The foreign owner of a factory, farm, forest or beach-house can go off in a huff, but the physical entity remains.
- After a few more months of things escalating, Chris couldn't take it anymore, and she moved out one day in a huff.
- I'd like to ask Mr. Napper for his rationale in this behavior but somehow I think he wouldn't be able to explain it and would probably stomp off in a huff when asked.
- He told me to find out how many Scottish hacks would be flying to Austria to cover his oration and went off in a huff when I reported back that no one had expressed the slightest interest in the event.
- It was all over in seconds, and it turned out this bloke had argued with his girlfriend, and had gone driving off in a huff, stopping in our little lane to consider what he was going to do next.
- Rather than storm off in a huff, Hal arranged this co-headlining tour, providing a chance to see two bands that won't be playing in small venues for long.
- A couple of people left in a huff, but most of us just stared in amazement.
- Indeed, I wouldn't be altogether surprised if they did hire a few folks to storm off in a huff, and the rest followed of their own accord.
- For Glasgow, the forwards matched their opponents for much of the time and winger Jon Steel proved that he hasn't spent the summer in a huff after missing the Canada tour.
Synonyms bad mood, sulk, fit of bad humour, fit of pique, pet, temper, tantrum, rage, fury, passion
Phrases1Breathe heavily with exhaustion. （由于疲劳）沉重地呼吸 Example sentencesExamples - What Fox meant was that Scotland could huff and puff away for the greater proportion of the game to little or no effect, and then see all their work undone by an unleashing of the formidable All Black firepower out wide.
- Many huff and puff, thinking that the climb is too hard, futile. The more energetic enjoy the climb, seek out the difficult path upwards, thrilling in the feeling of accomplishment as they reach the top.
- They crowd their man, huff and puff, and reach in to swat the ball.
- But new-generation interactive devices are fun, draw your kids into activities, and definitely get your heart rate elevated as you huff and puff in your den.
- No coincidence according to Newry Town manager Alfie Wylie who once again saw his team huff and puff, but fail to blow the Portadown defence down.
- We would huff and puff and push our way up its hair-pin curves, gaping at tourists, wondering at girls and checking out all the usual sights.
- Certainly, Eric Black's patience must have been sorely tested in a fairly unspectacular first half as he watched his new charges huff and puff, but lack the kind of thrust needed to make any kind of impact.
- 1.1Express one's annoyance in an obvious or threatening way.
恫吓；暴怒；咆哮 Example sentencesExamples - So, it is much easier to huff and puff about political stories than to have an informed discussion.
- No doubt there will be those who will huff and puff about the decision - disappointed that yet another place where they can smoke has been declared out of bounds.
- As for the women, they're only around to either show off their breasts or huff and puff angrily at Jerry and Nick.
- The rest just huff and puff, make a lot of noise initially and promptly forget about the matter as soon as they are relieved of their immediate discomfort, says A. Ayyappan Nair, general secretary of the centre.
- My boyfriend used to huff and puff and always ask me, ‘How can you stand to do this every day?’
- Still, watch as the right starts huffing and puffing about the U.N.'s arrogance and agitating for its dismantlement.
- Though some black civil rights leaders huff and puff to repudiate any resemblance between their struggle and the gay-rights movement, the similarities seem hard to deny.
- Dare mention it, and they huff and puff as if they could never be wrong.
- The bedrock of journalism - accuracy - can stave off critics who huff and puff, alleging racism if there is no other legitimate complaint.
- Individual vintners can huff and puff (if you'll pardon the expression) about human rights.
- I should really be huffing and puffing about this issue.
OriginLate 16th century: imitative of the sound of blowing. |