HUFF, noun 1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance. A Spaniard was wonderfully upon the huff about his extraction. 2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. Lewd shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the badge of wit. HUFF, verb transitive To swell; to enlarge; to puff up. 1. To hector; to bully; to treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence. HUFF, verb intransitive To swell; to dilate or enlarge; as, the bread huffs. 1. To bluster; to swell with anger, pride or arrogance; to storm. This arrogant conceit made them huff at the doctrine of repentance. A huffing, shining, flattering, cringing coward.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI