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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chuffle¹

Imitative; chuff ³, -le