chuffs
chuffs is the plural of chuff.
chuffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chuff.
Meaning of chuff
Noun (1)
chuff (plural chuffs)
- A coarse or stupid fellow.
- Hang ye, gorbellied knaves, are ye undone? / No, ye fat chuffs, I would your store were here!a. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, act 2, scene 2
Noun (2)
chuff (countable and uncountable, plural chuffs)
- Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
- A noisy puffing sound.
- Then the brass bell on top of the boiler rings out and a single massive chuff! of steam issues from the bowels of the loco. Then another chuff! – a blast of steam – another chuff! and the huge drive shafts tighten against the wheels.2010, Don Gayton, Okanagan Odyssey: Journeys Through Terrain, Terroir and Culture, page 82
- A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.
Noun (3)
chuff (plural chuffs)
Questions about chuffs
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- Chuffs is the plural of chuff.
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