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 Topics Feelingsc2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