chut
chut noun: a repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.
Noun (1)
chut (plural chuts)
- A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.
Verb
chut (third-person singular simple present chuts, present participle chutting, simple past and past participle chutted)
- To produce this sound.
Noun (2)
chut (plural chuts)
- A coarse cotton sheet, stretched on a frame and whitewashed, forming the ceiling of a room.
Interjection
- An expression of impatience.
- “The instinct that led me to insist on examining those coffee-cups. Chut! no more now!”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 59
Forms of chut
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chuts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | chuts |
| present participle | chutting |
| past participle | chutted |
| past | chutted |
Origin of chut
Borrowed from Hindi छत (chat, “roof, ceiling”).
Questions about chut
- What does chut mean?
- Chut means a repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.
- What part of speech is chut?
- Chut can be a noun, a verb or an interjection.
- What is the plural of chut?
- The plural of chut is chuts.
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