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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

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