chuff in English
- chuff⇄chuff (1), noun, verb,chuffed,chuffing.
- chuff⇄chuff (2), noun.
a rustic; boor; clown; churl. - chuff⇄chuff (3), adjective.
(Obsolete except Dialect.) swollen or puffed out with fat; chubby. - chuff⇄noun a short, explosive sound; chug.
Ex. The far-off windy chuff of a shunting train (D. H. Lawrence). - chuff⇄v.i. to chug.
Ex. The vessel ... stopped here briefly on her way to work; she'll pay a visit to Chicago for a couple of days' open house, and then chuff to home port (Wall Street Journal).