huff

huff
huff1 [hʌf] v informal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: From the sound]
1.) huff and puff
a) to breathe out in a noisy way, especially when you do something that involves a lot of physical effort
He was huffing and puffing by the time he got to the top.
b) to show clearly that you strongly disagree with or are annoyed about something
After a lot of huffing and puffing, he eventually gave in to our request.
2.) [T]
to say something in a way that shows you are annoyed, often because someone has offended you
'I haven't got time for that now,' huffed Sam irritably.
huff 2
huff2 n
in a huff
feeling angry or bad-tempered, especially because someone has offended you
go off/walk off/leave etc in a huff
She stormed out in a huff.

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