Huff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of irritation or annoyance

inhale recreational drugs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʌf/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɪŋɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɪŋɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈʌf/.

Examples

The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day
the kids were huffing glue
he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seeing red miff snort puff chuff

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of irritation or annoyance
verb	inhale recreational drugs “The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day”
verb	blow hard and loudly “he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain”

Word Forms

huffy	adjective	roused to anger; - Mark Twain
miff	verb	cause to be annoyed
puff	noun	forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
puffing	noun	an act of forcible exhalation
huffing	noun	an act of forcible exhalation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnauf

ein Zustand der Verärgerung oder Verärgerung

🇫🇷French

souffler

un état d'irritation ou de contrariété

🇪🇸Spanish

rabieta

un estado de irritación o molestia

🇮🇹Italian

uff

uno stato di irritazione o fastidio

🇳🇱Dutch

snuif

een staat van irritatie of ergernis

🇵🇹Portuguese

bufar

um estado de irritação ou aborrecimento

🇷🇺Russian

раздражение

состояние раздражения или досады

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवेश

खीझ या झुँझलाहट की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

হাফ

বিরক্তি বা বিরক্তির অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒலி

எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சலூட்டும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

హఫ్

చికాకు లేదా చికాకు యొక్క స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

हफ

चिडचिड किंवा चीडची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

હફ

બળતરા અથવા ચીડની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಫ್

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹഫ്

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കലിൻ്റെയോ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തലിൻ്റെയോ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਫ

ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇਪਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہف

چڑچڑاپن یا جھنجھلاہٹ کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怒气冲冲

恼怒或烦恼的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

ハフ

イライラまたはイライラの状態

🇰🇷Korean

성냄

짜증이나 성가심의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giận dữ

một trạng thái khó chịu hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

หึหึ

สถานะของการระคายเคืองหรือความรำคาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

huh

keadaan jengkel atau jengkel

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هوف

حالة من التهيج أو الانزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

هوف

حالتی از تحریک یا آزار

🇹🇷Turkish

offf

tahriş veya rahatsızlık durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹגֶז

מצב של גירוי או רוגז

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