Huff

/hʌf/ noun verb

A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.

What it means

  1. (noun) A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. “With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck.”
  2. (noun) An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
  3. (noun) One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.
  4. (verb) To breathe heavily. “The run left him huffing and puffing.”
  5. (verb) To say in a huffy manner.
  6. (verb) To enlarge; to swell up. “Bread huffs.”
  7. (verb) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
  8. (verb) To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
  9. (verb) To inhale psychoactive inhalants.
  10. (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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