chuffing

/ (ˈtʃʌfɪŋ) /


adjective, adverb(prenominal)
  1. British slang (intensifier): chuffing marvellous

Origin of chuffing

1
C20: from N English chuff, a euphemism for fuck

Words Nearby chuffing

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How to use chuffing in a sentence

  • York pointed up the trail to where a much-worn automobile came chuffing down the shaly road toward the ford of Kingussie Creek.

    The Reclaimers | Margaret Hill McCarter
  • He sits there, muttering and chuffing and sticking a long wood spit in his soup, and then he coughs and says 'Ug!'

    The Three Mulla-mulgars | Walter De La Mare
  • Missis chuffing 'ad given a tittivate-up to our own Free-and-Easy.

  • As Tallis climbed out of the car, chuffing windily into the kerchief, MacMaine snapped an order to the sergeant behind the wheel.

    The Highest Treason | Randall Garrett