Huff

/hʌf/

Synonyms for "huff" (171 found)

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Closest matches (35)

add toaggrandize aggravate amplify anger angered annoy annoyed arouse augment blast bloat blowblow a hurricaneblow great gunsblow overblow upbludgeon blusterbluster out of

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breathebreathe hardbreathe inbreathe outbreezebreeze upbrew bristle broaden browbeat buildbuild upbulk

Noun(2 words)

blow breath

Strong matches (51)

bulk outbulldoze bully chafecome upcough cow crescendo demoralize develop dilate distend dragoon dudgeon embitter enlarge exasperate exasperated exhale exhaust

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expand expel expire extend ferment freshen fret fume gasp gather grate gulp hack harass heave hector hiccuphigh dudgeonhikehike upin a huffin a petincense increase inflame inflate inhale

Verb(1 words)

chuff

Noun(3 words)

exhale gustinhalant use

Related words (85)

inspire intimidate irritate irritated magnify miff nettle offense pant peeve peeved pet petulantpipe uppique piqued provoke provoked puffpuff up

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pumppump upput outrage raise rankle rant rarefy resentment respire rile roil ruffleset inset upsigh sneeze sniff sniffle snore snort snuff snuffle squall stewstir the bloodstir upstorm stretch sufflate swellsystematically terrorizeterrorize testy threaten tiff umbrage up vex vexed waft wheeze whiff whiffle widenwork up

Noun(14 words)

irritation miff pout puffseeing redsniff snit snits snorting snortssolvent sniffsulk temper wheezing

Verb(5 words)

panted puff snored snort snorted

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More general

16 entries

air movementannoyance blow botheration breathebreathe indrug useemotional responseemotional stategas flowinhale inspire irritation moodsubstance usevexation

More specific

11 entries

blow exhalation fit gustinhalant usepout puff snitsolvent sniffsulk temper

Collocations

10 entries

go into a huffhuff and puffhuff of airhuffinesshuffing breathhuffing gashuffing noisehuffy attitudehuffy moodin a huff

Inflections

3 entries

huffed huffing huffs

Derivations

6 entries

huffed huffer huffiness huffing huffish huffy

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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She stormed off in a huff.

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Tom stormed off in a huff.

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Mary made an indignant noise and turned away from Tom in a huff.

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She's in a huff.

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