What it means
- (noun) A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. “With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck.”
- (noun) An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
- (noun) One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.
- (verb) To breathe heavily. “The run left him huffing and puffing.”
- (verb) To say in a huffy manner.
- (verb) To enlarge; to swell up. “Bread huffs.”
- (verb) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
- (verb) To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
- (verb) To inhale psychoactive inhalants.
- (verb) (draughts) To remove an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
Letter analysis
- Huff contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 3 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
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Common questions
What does Huff mean?
A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
How many letters are in Huff?
Huff has 4 letters.
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