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takes huff

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

Meaning of take huff

Verb

take huff (third-person singular simple present takes huff, present participle taking huff, simple past took huff, past participle taken huff)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To take offence.
    • He is as proud as Lucifer , he is always taking huff about one thing or the other.1854, Arthur Pendennis [pseudonym; William Makepeace Thackeray], The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], →OCLC

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What is takes huff the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes huff is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take huff.

Words near takes huff in the dictionary

  1. takes hold
  2. takes holy orders
  3. takes home
  4. takes horse
  5. takes hostage
  6. takes huff
  7. takes ill
  8. takes in
  9. takes in hand
  10. takes into account
  11. takes into consideration

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