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chuffed

chuffed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chuhft]
    • /tʃʌft/
    • /tʃʌft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chuhft]
    • /tʃʌft/

Definitions of chuffed word

  • adjective chuffed If you are chuffed about something, you are very pleased about it. 3
  • adjective chuffed pleased or delighted 3
  • adjective chuffed pleased, delighted, gratified, etc. 3
  • adjective chuffed disgruntled, displeased, unhappy, etc. 3
  • adjective chuffed annoyed; displeased; disgruntled. 1
  • noun chuffed a sound of or like the exhaust of a steam engine. 1
See all 11 definitions of chuffed

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Origin of chuffed

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; See origin at chuff2, -ed2

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Parts of speech for Chuffed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Chuffed

chuffed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for chuffed

verb chuffed

  • blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • breathe — When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
  • palpitate — to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.
  • huff — a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
  • throb — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.

adjective chuffed

  • pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
  • content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
  • satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • delighted — If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
All 20 Synonyms of chuffed

Antonyms for chuffed

verb chuffed

  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  • secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.

adjective chuffed

  • dischuffed — (New Zealand, British, informal) Very displeased or unsatisfied.
All 4 Antonyms of chuffed

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