Synonyms of huffs

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noun

plural of huff

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as in sweats

a state of nervous or irritated concern

was in a huff because everyone was running late and the school bus would stop to pick them up in a matter of minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sweats
• fusses
• panics
• flusters
• dithers
• frets
• tizzies
• swelters
• lathers
• stews
• twitters
• pothers
• alarums
• swivets
• piques
• alarms
• agitations
• deliriums
• dudgeons
• hysterias
• bothers
• furors
• ados
• nervous breakdowns
• hand-wringings
• distractions
• uproars

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as in fits

an outburst or display of excited anger

gets all in a huff every time anyone makes the slightest criticism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fits
• scenes
• explosions
• rages
• outbursts
• tantrums
• fireworks
• reactions
• frenzies
• seizures
• pouts
• distractions
• furies
• storms
• upheavals
• blowups
• rampages
• hissy fits
• hissies
• eruptions
• agitations
• tempers
• hysterias
• indignations
• deliriums
• sulks
• convulsions
• paroxysms
• spasms
• ires
• furors
• uproars
• rises
• spleens
• wraths
• snits
• danders
• furores
• flare-ups
• grouches
• pets
• humps
• cholers
• lividities

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as in angers

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

left the restaurant in a huff after waiting 15 minutes to be seated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angers
• offences
• frustrations
• indignations
• resentments
• exasperations
• irritations
• piques
• peeves
• outrages
• miffs
• displeasures
• dudgeons
• annoyances
• sulks
• indignities
• umbrages
• offenses
• agitations
• griefs
• pouts
• discomforts
• perturbations
• insults
• ires
• upsets
• distresses
• tantrums
• slaps
• disturbances
• slurs
• digs
• slights
• tempers
• bothers
• barbs
• aggravations
• pets
• vexations
• danders
• affronts
• brickbats
• tizzies
• fits
• botherations
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfactions
• delights
• gratifications
• pleasures
• mollifications
• appeasements
• pacifications
• contentments

huffs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of huff

as in raves

to talk loudly and wildly

demanding to speak to the manager, he huffed about the rudeness of the sales assistant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raves
• blusters
• rants
• fulminates
• rages
• spouts
• blows
• storms
• speaks out
• speaks up
• blares
• declaims
• pontificates
• harangues
• bolts
• orates
• sounds off
• mouths (off)
• blurts (out)
• bloviates
• takes on
• carries on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmurs
• whispers
• breathes
• grunts
• mutters
• slurs