huff
huff [huff huffs huffed huffing] verb, noun BrE [hʌf] NAmE [hʌf]
verb transitive, intransitive (+ speech)
to say sth or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed
•‘Well, nobody asked you,’ she huffed irritably.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: imitative of the sound of blowing.
Idioms: ↑huff and puff ▪ ↑in a huff
noun
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: imitative of the sound of blowing.
Example Bank:
•He's in a huff because he wasn't invited.
•She got in a huff at being doubted.
•She went off in a huff after losing the game.
•He was in a huff about being doubted.
•She went home in a huff.
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