Meanings
prepositional phrase
- In an angry or annoyed state, feeling angry or upset.
Tom Bower’s 2024 book, The House of Beckham, painted a rather snide portrait of the marriage, in which Beckham is constantly surrounded by lovelies, and Victoria is in a constant huff about it.
2025 May 2, Zoe Williams, Sarah Gilbert, “David Beckham at 50: his gorgeous, outrageous life in 50 pictures”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Translations
Irish stuacach
- stuacachto be in a state of anger, or upset
Māori whakarikiriki, kārangi
- whakarikirikito be in a state of anger, or upset
- kārangito be in a state of anger, or upset
Polish nabzdyczony
- nabzdyczonyto be in a state of anger, or upset
Russian наду́тый
- наду́тый (nadútyj)to be in a state of anger, or upset
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APA
in a huff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20huff
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“in a huff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20huff. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a huff,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20huff.
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