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chuffle

/ˈt͡ʃʌf(ə)l/

chuffle verb: to produce prusten.

Verb

chuffle (third-person singular simple present chuffles, present participle chuffling, simple past and past participle chuffled)

  1. (intransitive) To produce prusten.

Noun

chuffle (plural chuffles)

  1. An uninterrupted sounding of prusten.

Forms of chuffle

Verb
third-person singular presentchuffles
present participlechuffling
past participlechuffled
pastchuffled
Noun
pluralchuffles

Origin of chuffle

Onomatopoeic, but compare chuff (the sound of the exhaust of a steam engine) and -le (verbal suffix conveying frequentativity).

Questions about chuffle

What does chuffle mean?
Chuffle means to produce prusten.
What part of speech is chuffle?
Chuffle can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce chuffle?
Chuffle is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʌf(ə)l/.
What is the past tense of chuffle?
The past tense of chuffle is chuffled.

Words near chuffle in the dictionary

  1. chuffiness
  2. chuffing
  3. chuffing heck
  4. chuffing hell
  5. chuffings
  6. chuffle
  7. chuffled
  8. chuffles
  9. chuffling
  10. chuffs
  11. chuffy

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