v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Huffed p. pr. & vb. n. Huffing. ] [ Cf. OE. hoove to puff up, blow; prob. of imitative origin. ] 1. To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully. [ 1913 Webster ]

You must not presume to huff us. Echard. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Draughts) To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense. [ 1913 Webster ]

This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of repentance. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Draughts) To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. “Left the place in a huff.” W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

To take huff, to take offence. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A blusterer; a bully. [ Obs. ] -- a. Blustering; swaggering. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bully; a blusterer. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being huffish; petulance; bad temper. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Blusteringly; arrogantly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And huffingly doth this bonny Scot ride. Old Ballad. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant. -- Huff"ish*ly, adv. -- Huff"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Puffed up; as, huffy bread. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by arrogance or petulance; easily offended. [ 1913 Webster ]