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huffs

/hʌfs/

huffs is the plural of huff.

huffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of huff.

Meaning of huff

Noun

huff (plural huffs)

  1. A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
    • With a huff, he lifted the box onto the back of the truck.
  2. (figuratively) A condition of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
    • in a huff
  3. (obsolete) One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.
    • Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge [...] of wit.1667, Robert South, The Practice of Religion enforced by Reason
  4. (draughts) The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).

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Proper noun capitalized: Huffs

Huffs

  1. (plural) plural of Huff

Phrases with huffs

Words that rhyme with huffs

Questions about huffs

What is huffs the plural of?
Huffs is the plural of huff.
What part of speech is huffs?
Huffs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce huffs?
Huffs is pronounced /hʌfs/.

Words near huffs in the dictionary

  1. Hufford
  2. Huffords
  3. HuffPo
  4. HuffPoster
  5. HuffPosters
  6. huffs
  7. huffs and puffs
  8. huffs off
  9. Huffstetler
  10. Huffstetlers
  11. Huffstutler

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