huff

huff

Pronunciation: ⁄hʌf⁄

verb

·              1 [no object] blow out air loudly on account of exertion: 

he was huffing under a heavy loadI was huffing and puffing to keep up with him

·              2express one's feeling of petty annoyance: [with direct speech]:

Huh! Nanny huffed

·              3 [with object] North American informal sniff fumes from (petrol or solvents) for a euphoric effect:

it is important to educate young people about the dangers of huffing inhalants

·              4 [with object] (in draughts) remove (an opponent's piece that could have made a capture) from the board as a forfeit.

[from the former practice of blowing on the piece]

noun

[usually in singular]

·              a fit of petty annoyance:

she walked off in a huff