huffy

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They could also vote on huffy resolutions declaring their distaste for Boasberg et al.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2025

During the course of the TV show “Frasier,” its main character was described as pompous, loquacious, overanalytical, pushy, pretentious, bossy, huffy, vain … and those are just the words used by his loved ones.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Whenever it was on, I became huffy, knitting my brows and aggressively scrolling through my camera roll or Twitter in silent protest.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023

An Indian journalist even tweeted that Singaporeans are "irrationally proud" of it, drawing a predictably huffy response.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2023

He became very huffy and said, “If you chaps think you are in the same position as myself, that is ridiculous. Do not compare yourselves to me.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela