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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
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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
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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
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as in raves
to talk loudly and wildly
demanding to speak to the manager, he huffed about the rudeness of the sales assistant
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Recent Examples of huffs
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Noun
As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huffs
Noun
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The fool-proof formula feels like your favorite sweats but looks far more intentional.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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For a slightly more polished feel, make like Mila Kunis and style your sweats with a simple yet sophisticated longline wool coat that preferably has a slightly oversized fit.—
Georgia Lockstone,
Glamour,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Start with a pair of the Peepers blue-light glasses she’s repeatedly praised and a fits-everything, travel-ready crossbody that earned a spot on her 2025 Favorite Things list.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Beyond fits, Wrobel said to watch wool blends in 2026 as well as crosshatch and other novelty texture effects.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ndiweni raves about how well prepared Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe and his staff were before the game.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Luckel raves about how thick the pillow is, which plenty of reviewers on Amazon corroborate.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The restrictions have already thrown travel into chaos, as scenes of massive lines and hours-long delays pop up at airports around the country.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The actress, director Guillermo del Toro, and the film's production team go behind the scenes of the Creature's first interaction with a human other than Victor Frankenstein.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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There are no speakers in the songs of MJ Lenderman other than MJ Lenderman, whose diffidence and exhaustion are in all-too-perfect lockstep with the psychic frustrations of his listeners.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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After the third giveaway happened with six seconds left in the second quarter, Schaefer expressed his frustrations with his trademark jacket removal.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The explosions caused secondary fires that torched neighborhoods, according to the suit.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Test explosions became increasingly rare.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
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The brand of non-violent resistance that once made Suu Kyi’s name has been all but forgotten since the coup as civil war rages.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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So do a group of people at The Choir Room in Nashville, a group of adults from different racial and ethic backgrounds, age rages, religious identities and even singing backgrounds who join together to produce a sweet, singular sound.—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Huffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huffs. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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