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whuffling

whuffling is the present participle and gerund of whuffle.

Meaning of whuffle

Verb

whuffle (third-person singular simple present whuffles, present participle whuffling, simple past and past participle whuffled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a low snuffling or blowing sound.
    • Poquita whuffled and jerked at her lead, trying to swing right around. “No, no, we can't go home yet. Not for a silly snake. We just scared him is all.”2010, Peggy Nicholson, Serpent in Turquoise, page 72

Adjective

whuffling (comparative more whuffling, superlative most whuffling)

  1. That whuffles or resembles a whuffle.
    • The old man, whose name proved to be Uncle Crumplebum, made whuffling sounds in his whiskers while scoffing it off[.]1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 62

Forms of whuffling

comparativemore whuffling
superlativemost whuffling

Questions about whuffling

What does whuffling mean?
Whuffling means that whuffles or resembles a whuffle.
What is whuffling the present participle and gerund of?
Whuffling is the present participle and gerund of whuffle.
What part of speech is whuffling?
Whuffling is an adjective.

Words near whuffling in the dictionary

  1. whuffie
  2. whuffing
  3. whuffle
  4. whuffled
  5. whuffles
  6. whuffling
  7. whuffly
  8. whuffo
  9. whuffos
  10. whuffs
  11. whuh

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