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huffsnounpl. of huff a state of nervous or irritated concernwas in a huff because everyone was running late and the school bus would stop to pick them up in a matter of minutes dithers, flusters, frets, fusses, lathers, pothers, stews, sweats, swelters, swivets, tizzies, twitters bothers, dudgeons, piquesalarms(also alarums), hand-wringings, panicsados, agitations, deliriums, distractions, furors, hysterias, uproarsnervous breakdowns an outburst or display of excited angergets all in a huff every time anyone makes the slightest criticism blowups, explosions, fireworks, fits, hissies(chiefly Southern & southern Midland), hissy fits, scenes, tantrums eruptions, flare-ups, outbursts, storms, uproarsagitations, deliriums, distractions, frenzies, furies, furores, furors, hysterias, rages, rampagesconvulsions, paroxysms, seizures, spasms, upheavalscholers, indignations, ires, lividities, spleens, wrathsreactions, risesdanders, tempersgrouches, humps(British), pets, pouts, snits, sulks the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignityleft the restaurant in a huff after waiting 15 minutes to be seated dudgeons, miffs, offenses(or offences), peeves, piques, resentments, umbrages aggravations, angers, annoyances, botherations, bothers, discomforts, exasperations, frustrations, griefs, irritations, vexationsagitations, displeasures, distresses, disturbances, indignations, ires, outrages, perturbations, upsetsdanders, tempersfits, pets, pouts, sulks, tantrums, tizziesaffronts, barbs, brickbats, digs, indignities, insults, put-downs, slaps, slights, slurs satisfactionsappeasements, mollifications, pacificationscontentments, delights, gratifications, pleasures huffsverbpresent tense third-person singular of huffto talk loudly and wildlydemanding to speak to the manager, he huffed about the rudeness of the sales assistant blusters, fulminates, rants, raves, spouts sounds off, speaks out, speaks upblares, blurts (out), boltsbloviates, blows, declaims, harangues, mouths (off), orates, pontificatescarries on, rages, storms, takes on grunts, murmurs, mutters, slursbreathes, whispers |