Huffy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

quick to take offense

roused to anger; - Mark Twain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʌfi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɪnɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɪnɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈʌfi/.

Examples

stayed huffy a good while
she gets mad when you wake her up so early
mad at his friend

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thin-skinned mad sore feisty touchy

Parts of Speech

adjective	quick to take offense
adjective	roused to anger; - Mark Twain “stayed huffy a good while”

Word Forms

huffiness	noun	a passing state of anger and resentment
touchiness	noun	feeling easily irritated
huff	noun	a state of irritation or annoyance
madness	noun	a feeling of intense anger
soreness	noun	an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verärgert

schnell beleidigt

🇫🇷French

fâché

prompt à s'offusquer

🇪🇸Spanish

enfadado

rápido para ofenderse

🇮🇹Italian

sbuffante

pronto ad offendersi

🇳🇱Dutch

lichtgeraakt

snel aanstoot nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritado

rápido para se ofender

🇷🇺Russian

раздраженный

быстро обижаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ुदपसंद

अपराध करने में जल्दी

🇧🇩Bengali

হাফি

অপরাধ নিতে দ্রুত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹஃபி

சீக்கிரம் புண்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

హఫ్ఫీ

త్వరగా నేరం

🇮🇳Marathi

हफी

गुन्हा करण्यास त्वरीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

હફી

ગુનો લેવા માટે ઝડપી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಬ್ಬಿದ

ಅಪರಾಧ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ತ್ವರಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹഫ്ഫി

വേഗത്തിൽ കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇵🇰Urdu

حفی

جرم کرنے کے لئے جلدی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哈菲

很快就会生气

🇯🇵Japanese

ハフィー

すぐに腹を立てる

🇰🇷Korean

시무룩한

화를 빨리 내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giận dữ

nhanh chóng phạm tội

🇹🇭Thai

เสียใจ

รวดเร็วในการรุกราน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemarah

cepat tersinggung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غضبان

سريع في الإساءة

🇮🇷Persian

هوفی

سریع توهین

🇹🇷Turkish

öfkeli

çabuk suç almak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נפוח

מהיר להיעלב

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