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chuffle

[ chuhf-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, chuf·fled, chuf·fling.
  1. (of the larger species of cats) to make a low snuffling sound analogous to the purring of smaller cat species, often as a greeting.


noun

  1. such a sound.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chuffle1

Imitative; chuff 3, -le

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