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What (who) is huffily - definition
huffily
see huffy
huff
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Huff!; Huff (disambiguation)
V. To smoke, as in to smoke a cigaret. N. A smoke.
V. I'm stepping outside to huff a cigaret. N. I'm stepping outside for a huff.
V. I'm stepping outside to huff a cigaret. N. I'm stepping outside for a huff.
huff
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Huff!; Huff (disambiguation)
¦ verb
1. (often huff and puff) blow out air noisily.
2. show annoyance in an obvious way.
3. N. Amer. informal sniff fumes from (petrol or solvents) for a euphoric effect.
4. (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 a fit of petty annoyance.
Derivatives
huffer noun
huffish adjective
Origin
C16: imitative of the sound of blowing.
Examples of use of huffily
1. The prime minister responded huffily: What do the survivors want of him, why are they demonstrating beneath his windows?
2. Are you sure it‘s 1'58 and not 1'68?‘ I‘m not a vain person, but it was nice to hear that all the same." While Sian has emerged from what, on the face of it, appeared to be a very messy and embarrassing break–up with her dignity intact, Lembit Opik‘s "meeting of minds" with Gabriela has led to headlines such as "The Biggest Joke in Politics". There is even speculation that Lembit – who huffily complains of media interest in his private life despite appearing with Gabriela in Hello! magazine – might lose his marginal seat in Montgomeryshire at the next election as a result of his colourful love life.