verb, noun
verb to say sth or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed:
[Vspeech] 'Well, nobody asked you,' she huffed irritably. [also V]
IDIOMS
huff and puff (informal)
1 to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired:
Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.
2 to make it obvious that you are annoyed about sth without doing anything to change the situation:
After much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help.
Part of speech: noun
IDIOMS
in a huff (informal) in a bad mood, especially because sb has annoyed or upset you:
She went off in a huff.
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