Meaning
to huff, to snort
- To blow air out loudly from the mouth or nose in impatience, annoyance, or fatigue.
- To emit steam or smoke in puffs (of an engine or kettle).
In a sentence
Perché continui a sbuffare invece di metterti al lavoro?
Why do you keep huffing instead of getting to work?
Ha sbuffato rumorosamente per mostrare tutta la sua contrarietà.
He huffed loudly to show his complete annoyance.
La vecchia locomotiva a vapore sbuffava mentre entrava in stazione.
The old steam engine was puffing as it entered the station.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sbuffare | infinitive |
| sbuffo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbuffi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbuffa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbuffiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbuffate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbuffano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbuffavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbuffavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbuffava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbuffavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbuffavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbuffavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbuffai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sbuffasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sbuffò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sbuffammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sbuffaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sbuffarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sbufferò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sbufferai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sbufferà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sbufferemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sbufferete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sbufferanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sbuffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbuffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbuffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbuffiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbuffiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbuffino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbuffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbuffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbuffasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbuffassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbuffaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbuffassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbufferei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbufferesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbufferebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbufferemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbuffereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbufferebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbuffa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sbuffiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sbuffate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sbuffando | gerund |
| sbuffato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Very common bodily gesture expressing boredom, annoyance, or exertion.