huff
Betekenis (English)
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- A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
- An condition of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
- (obsolete) One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.
- The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
Concepten
Synonyms
seeing red
breathe heavily
in a huff
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/hʌf/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
Probably an altered spelling of earlier *hough, represented by Scots hech (“to breathe hard, pant”). Compare also German hauchen (“to breathe”).
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