in a huff

idiom

: in an angry or annoyed state
They argued and she left in a huff.

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Misty roundly denies it and stomps off in a huff when Shauna kicks her out of the car. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 There’s nothing particularly sinister about their dynamic, even though Roger occasionally wanders off in a huff, and Myriam ensures that Anika always has an intermediary, despite the young girl intuiting incredibly meaningful and poetic messages left for human companions. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025 But following Jackie's departure from Port Charles in a huff after beau Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) married another woman, the CBS soap did eventually end up recasting Moore. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 One night, not long after Flaco evaded capture by zoo authorities, Emery left the park in a huff. Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for in a huff

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