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1. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUFFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   huffy. Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. I, in my turn, became embarrassed and huffy and told her to take the money back. 'I appreciate your concern for my feelings,' Bess said huffily, 'but I'm a big girl now.'. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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     Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about...

   • Huffish

     HUFFISH definition: peevish ; petulant ; sulky | Meaning,...

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     Synonyms for HUFFY in English: sulky, irritable, moody,...

   • French Translation of “Huffy

     French Translation of “HUFFY” | The official Collins...

   • Huffkin

     A kind of muffin or tea-cake made mainly in Kent.... Click...

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUFFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈhʌf.i / us / ˈhʌf.i /. Add to word list. angry and offended: get huffy with I told her she'd made a mistake and she got huffy with me. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › huffyHUFFY - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. [informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'huffy' American English: hʌfi British English: hʌfi. More. Synonyms of 'huffy' • sulky, irritable, moody, short [...] More. Examples of 'huffy' in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › huffyHuffy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A huffy person might blow the hair off her forehead and stomp away. Don’t get mad, but Huffy is also the brand name of a cool bicycle. This adjective has been around since the 1600s, from huff , which first meant "exhale," and later "bluster with indignation."

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › huffy_adjhuffy, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective huffy, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   haughty, arrogant; roused to indignation : irritated; easily offended : touchy… See the full definition

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   What does it mean if someone is Huffy?

   • Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. I, in my turn, became embarrassed and huffy and told her to take the money back. 'I appreciate your concern for my feelings,' Bess said huffily, 'but I'm a big girl now.' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Is 'Huffy' an adjective or adverb?

   • Familiarity information: 'Huffy' is rare as an adjective. It is a colloquialism that is characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. As an adjective, 'Huffy' is sensitive (being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others).

   What does huffy mean? definition, meaning and audio

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   Where did Huffy come from?

   • Huffy’s roots began with George P. Huffman’s 1887 purchase of the Davis Sewing Machine in Watertown, Maine. The machinery was moved to Dayton, Ohio, three years later, and two years after that, in 1892, The Davis Sewing Machine Company manufactured the first bicycle in Dayton.

   Huffy Bicycles - Guide to Value, Marks, History - WorthPoint

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   What do you say if your sister is Huffy?

   • Like the wolf who huffed and puffed, anyone who’s huffy is easily upset. If everything you say to your sister seems to make her mad or hurt her feelings, you could say, "Stop being so huffy!" A huffy person might blow the hair off her forehead and stomp away. Don’t get mad, but Huffy is also the brand name of a cool bicycle.

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   Huffy definition: easily offended; touchy.. See examples of HUFFY used in a sentence.