Part 5426

<hw>Huff</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.</def> "Left the place in a <i>huff</i>."

<i>W. Irving.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.</def>

<blockquote>Lewd, shallow-brained <b>huffs</b> make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To take huff</col>, <cd>to take offence.</cd></cs>

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Huffcap</h1> <Xpage=711>

<hw>Huff"cap`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A blusterer; a bully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><tt>a.</tt> <def>Blustering; swaggering.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Bp. Hall</i>.</def2>

<h1>Huffer</h1> <Xpage=711>

<hw>Huff"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A bully; a blusterer.</def>

<i>Hudibras.</i>

<h1>Huffiness</h1> <Xpage=711>

<hw>Huff"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being huffish; petulance; bad temper.</def>

<i>Ld. Lytton.</i>

<h1>Huffingly</h1> <Xpage=711>

<hw>Huff"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Blusteringly; arrogantly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>And <b>huffingly</b> doth this bonny Scot ride. <i>Old Ballad.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Huffish</h1> <Xpage=711>

<hw>Huff"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Huff"ish*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Huff"ish*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Huffy</h1> <Xpage=711>

<hw>Huff"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Puffed up; <as>as, <ex>huffy</ex> bread</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Characterized by arrogance or petulance; easily offended.</def>

<h1>Hug</h1> <Xpage=711>

<hw>Hug</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hugged</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hugging</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. <ets>sidde paa huk</ets> to squat, Sw. <ets>huka sig</ets> to squat, Icel. <ets>h<?/ka</ets>. Cf. <er>Huckster</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cower; to crouch; to curl up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Palsgrave.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To crowd together; to cuddle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hug</h1> <Xpage=711>