huff

huff
n
1. temper, bad mood, ill humor, tiff, miff, snit, pet, fume, pique, Inf. stew. Archaic. pucker; burst or fit of anger, rage, passion.
v
2. anger, incense, raise [s.o.'s] ire or hackles, get [s.o.'s] back up, Inf. burn [s.o.] up, Sl. tick or tee [s.o.] off; enrage, madden, infuriate, make [s.o.'s] blood boil, Inf. make [s.o.] see red; provoke, arouse, rouse, inflame, agitate.
3. vex, pique, annoy, irk, peeve, nettle, chafe, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf get under [s.o.'s] skin, Sl. bug; exasperate, ruffle, roil, put out, get, Sl. get [s.o.'s] goat.
4. bully, hector, heckle, badger, torment, harass, abuse, taunt, tease, bullyrag; intimidate, browbeat, cow, daunt, dismay; bluster at, storm at, rage at; ridicule, mock, jeer, gibe, disparage, slander; insult, affront, offend; snub, look down on; humiliate, mortify.
5. exhale, blow, puff.

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