huffs 1 of 2

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

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huffs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of huff

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Noun
  • Nor did the courtroom scenes have any momentum for that matter!
    Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Behind the scenes, generative AI platforms are trained and developed on massive datascapes and question snippets, leveraging billions of parameters constructed by software processing massive archives of images and text data.
    Roomy Khan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • More than a week before the pager explosions, Israel launched airstrikes against Syria on September 8, itself not unusual.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Reuters video showed explosions close to the Beirut airport just as a Middle East Airlines flight was landing.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Burkina Faso’s 2022 coups came amid frustrations over the authorities’ inability to quash recurring jihadist violence, despite intensive French military assistance, which has claimed thousands of lives for almost a decade.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For many people, that shot solidified the Joker as a concept who spoke to their own frustrations with the very same kind of systems that failed Arthur.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • We're used to seething resentments and bizarre claims, boasts and lies.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And Butterworth, along with his uncannily simpatico director Sam Mendes, does expert work on the evisceration front, doling out tidbits of decades-old family resentments until just the right moments for the cutting open.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Conduct thorough research to understand the implications, communicate clearly and transparently, and be prepared for diverse reactions.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • First reactions out of Venice International Film Festival, meanwhile, were mixed, and the increasingly negative signs started to hint at a downturn to come.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Although it was initially designed to reduce the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy, it’s now been adapted for fat loss and other potential health benefits.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • With this short-term fix in the rearview mirror, borrowers with late payments may soon see their credit scores drop and face other ramifications like wage garnishment and seizures of tax refunds.
    Robert Farrington, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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