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chuffle

chuf·fle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chuhf-uh l]
    • /ˈtʃʌf əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chuhf-uh l]
    • /ˈtʃʌf əl/

Definitions of chuffle word

  • verb without object chuffle (of the larger species of cats) to make a low snuffling sound analogous to the purring of smaller cat species, often as a greeting. 1
  • noun chuffle such a sound. 1
  • noun chuffle An uninterrupted sounding of prusten. 0
  • verb chuffle (Intransitive Verb) (of a tiger or snow leopard) Produce prusten. 0

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Parts of speech for Chuffle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chuffle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

chuffle usage trend in Literature

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