huffs

Blows out hard

Huffs are sharp, forceful exhalations expressing annoyance, frustration, or indignation: She let out a series of huffs as she waited.

To huff is to breathe heavily or blow air—you might huff climbing stairs or huff on cold hands to warm them.

Someone who huffs off leaves in visible irritation.

Huffing also refers to inhaling chemical fumes to get high.

breath

panting

Rapid labored breathing

inhaling · wheezing · puffing · respiration · exertion · winded · breathless · labored · shortness · blowing

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

wrath · fuming · seething · exasperation · indignation · umbrage · offense · pique · petulance · sulkiness

smoke

cigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

  • tobaccoDried smoking leaf
  • pipeHollow conveyance channel
  • hookahWater-filtered smoking apparatus

shisha · vape · cannabis · marijuana · joint · drag · draw · inhale · puff · toke

inhalant

glue

Bonding substance

nitrous · propellant · fumes · vapors · chemicals · intoxicant · spray · gas · substance abuse · whippets

Categories
Opposites
breathing manner

huffswhispers

Speaks very quietly

murmurs

emotional state expression

huffsaccepts

Consents to receive

acquiesces · smiles · laughs · relaxes · shrugs off

interpersonal behavior

huffsaccommodates

Makes room for

cooperates

Phrases
Family

huff, huffy, huffed, huffing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G