huffer

[Eng. huff; -er.) A blusterer, a bully, a braggart. "To be exposed in the end to suffer, By such a braggadocio huffer ." Butler: Hudibras , pt ii., c. iii. huff-I-ne , s. [Eng.huffy; -ne .] The quality or state of being huffy; petulance; irritation. huff-ing, pr . par ., a. & 8. [HUFF, v.] A. & B. As pr . par. & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. Ord . Lang .: The act or state of blustering or bullying; swagger; braggadocio. "When huffing and hectoring must be looked upon as the only badges of gallantry." -South : Sermons, vol. x., ser. 4. 2. Checkers : The removal of one of the adversary's men from the board when he refuses or neglects to capture with it one or more of his op ponent's men. *huff-ing-ly, adv . [English huffing : -ly.] In a huffing manner; swaggeringly; blusteringly; arrogantly. huff-ish, a . [Eng. huff ; -ish .] Insolent, arrogant, blustering, hectoring. huff-Ish-lỹ, adv . [English husfish ; -ly.] In a huffish manner; swaggeringly; blusteringly. huff-Ish-ne , s . [English huffish ; -ne .] The quality or state of being huffish; swagger; bluster; hectoring; arrogance. huff-ỹ, a. [Eng. huff; -y.] 1. Lit.: Puffed up, swollen. 2. Fig .: Arrogant, blustering, insolent, petulant. Scand i nav is origin: cf. Dan. sidde paa hug = to *hugge, v. i. & t. [According to Skeat of squat on the ground; Icel. huka to sit on one's hams. Wedgwood refers it to the interjection ugh (q. v.).] A. Intransitive: 1. To cower, to shrink, to shiver. 2. To cuddle; to crowd or pre together; to hud dle; to lie close. B. Transitive : I. Ordinary Language : 1. Lit .: To clasp or hold closely and tightly with the arms; to embrace closely; to clasp tightly to the breast. 2. Fig .: To hold fast or firmly; to cling to; to cherish. "Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last." Moore: Veiled Prophet of Khor as san, II. Naut.: To keep close to; as, to hug the shore or the land, to hug the wind. "Hugging the shore at North Woolwich."-London Times. To hug one's self : To congratulate one's self; to chuckle. For the difference between to hug and to clasp , see CLASP.