What does huff mean

To anger; annoy. verb. 1. (slang) To inhale the fumes of (a volatile chemical, for example) as a means of becoming intoxicated.

: in an angry or annoyed state They argued and she left in a huff.

mid-15c., apparently imitative of forcible exhaling. Extended sense of “to bluster with arrogance or indignation” is attested from 1590s. Related: Huffed; huffing. As a slang term for a type of narcotics abuse, by 1996.

If you say that you will do something in a jiffy, you mean that you will do it very quickly or very soon.

1 : to breathe in a loud and heavy way because of physical effort He was huffing and puffing when he got to the top of the stairs. 2 : to show one is annoyed or angry She’ll huff and puff for a while, but she’ll calm down later.

Some common synonyms of huff are dudgeon, offense, pique, resentment, and umbrage. While all these words mean “an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity,” huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause.

Definition of help oneself

1 : to serve oneself as much food or drink as one would like There’s plenty of food, so help yourself. —often + to Help yourself to some dessert. 2 informal : to take something without permission He saw the money lying on the table, and he helped himself.

gasp. heave. huff. smoke.

1 : to establish a defensive position especially by digging trenches. 2a : to go resolutely to work. b : to begin eating. 3 : to hold stubbornly to a position.

phrase. If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time. Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful.

Definition of suit oneself

: to do what one wants to do —used especially to tell people that they can do what they want even though one does not think it is what they should do “I don’t want to go.” “Suit yourself.

a : to behave in an unruly, recalcitrant, or capricious manner the children were acting up.

dig in(to) (something)

2. To investigate in an attempt to uncover information about someone or something, often negative information.

Definition of rattle off

: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory She rattled off the names of all 50 states.

Definition of after one’s own heart

—used to say that someone has likes and dislikes similar to one’s own When you brought chocolates I knew you were a woman after my own heart.

phrasal verb. If you talk back to someone in authority such as a parent or teacher, you answer them in a rude way.