huff
verb [transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they huff | |
| he / she / it huffs | |
| past simple huffed | |
| past participle huffed | |
| -ing form huffing |
- (+ speech)
to say something or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed 生气地说；怒气冲冲 Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative of the sound of blowing.
Idioms
huff and puff (informal)
to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired 气喘吁吁；上气不接下气 to make it obvious that you are annoyed about something without doing anything to change the situation 发脾气；愤然不理；生闷气；气呼呼 More Like This Rhyming pairs in idiomsRhyming pairs in idioms