chuff
1Origin of chuff
1Words Nearby chuff
Other definitions for chuff (2 of 3)
chubby; fat.
swollen with pride; proud; elated.
Origin of chuff
2Other definitions for chuff (3 of 3)
a sound of or like the exhaust of a steam engine.
to emit or proceed with chuffs; puff: The train chuffed along.
Origin of chuff
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How to use chuff in a sentence
I cannot see why she should be rude and chuff and disagreeable.
A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. MeadeSo the first day that the old chuff was away from home, he dressed himself like a wayfaring man, and knocked at the door.
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)If it happen that a crusty chuff prevents them, the threatening finale is too often fulfilled.
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)Mrs. chuff's great gold watch, fastened to her stomach, gleamed there like a ball of fire.
The Book of Snobs | William Makepeace ThackerayMrs. chuff covered the drawing-rooms with prodigious tapestries, the work of her hands.
The Book of Snobs | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for chuff (1 of 3)
/ (tʃʌf) /
a puffing sound of or as if of a steam engine
(intr) to move while emitting such sounds: the train chuffed on its way
Origin of chuff
1British Dictionary definitions for chuff (2 of 3)
/ (tʃʌf) /
dialect a boor; churl; sullen fellow
Origin of chuff
2British Dictionary definitions for chuff (3 of 3)
/ (tʃʌf) /
(tr; usually passive) British slang to please or delight: he was chuffed by his pay rise
Origin of chuff
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