'To take huff' definitions:

Definition of 'To take huff'

From: GCIDE
  • Huff \Huff\, n.
  • 1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. "Left the place in a huff." --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. [1913 Webster]
  • Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • To take huff, to take offence. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]