take huff en · VERB
Meanings
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(dated, idiomatic) To take offence.
He is as proud as Lucifer , he is always taking huff about one thing or the other.
1854, Arthur Pendennis [pseudonym; William Makepeace Thackeray], The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking huff | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taken huff | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes huff | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took huff | Tense=Past | lexicographic |