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huffing
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Huffing
(gcide) | Huff \Huff\, 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.
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2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke
with insolence; to hector; to bully.
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You must not presume to huff us. --Echard.
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3. (Draughts) To remove from the board (the piece which could
have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
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huffing
(wn) | huffing
n 1: an act of forcible exhalation [syn: puffing, huffing,
snorting] |
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Huffing
(gcide) | Huff \Huff\, 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.
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2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke
with insolence; to hector; to bully.
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You must not presume to huff us. --Echard.
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3. (Draughts) To remove from the board (the piece which could
have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
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Huffingly
(gcide) | Huffingly \Huff"ing*ly\, adv.
Blusteringly; arrogantly. [R.]
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And huffingly doth this bonny Scot ride. --Old Ballad.
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