Meaning of "chuff" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHUFF

Of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHUFF

chuff  [tʃʌf]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHUFF

Chuff is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chuff in English.

WHAT DOES CHUFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chough

Two species of chough /ˈtʃʌf/ constitute the genus Pyrrhocorax of the Corvidae family of birds. These are the Red-billed Chough, and the Alpine or Yellow-billed Chough. The White-winged Chough of Australia, despite its name, is a member of the family Corcoracidae and only distantly related. The choughs have black plumage and brightly coloured legs, feet, and bills, and are resident in the mountains of southern Eurasia and North Africa. They have long broad wings and perform spectacular aerobatics. Both species pair for life and display fidelity to their breeding sites, which are usually caves or crevices in a cliff face. They build a lined stick nest and lay three to five eggs. They feed, usually in flocks, on short grazed grassland, taking mainly invertebrate prey, supplemented by vegetable material or food from human habitation, especially in winter. The main threat to this genus is changes in agricultural practices, which have led to local population declines and range fragmentation, although neither species is threatened globally.

Definition of chuff in the English dictionary

The definition of chuff in the dictionary is a puffing sound of or as if of a steam engine. Other definition of chuff is to move while emitting such sounds.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHUFF

PRESENT

Present

I chuff

you chuff

he/she/it chuffs

we chuff

you chuff

they chuff

Present continuous

I am chuffing

you are chuffing

he/she/it is chuffing

we are chuffing

you are chuffing

they are chuffing

Present perfect

I have chuffed

you have chuffed

he/she/it has chuffed

we have chuffed

you have chuffed

they have chuffed

Present perfect continuous

I have been chuffing

you have been chuffing

he/she/it has been chuffing

we have been chuffing

you have been chuffing

they have been chuffing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I chuffed

you chuffed

he/she/it chuffed

we chuffed

you chuffed

they chuffed

Past continuous

I was chuffing

you were chuffing

he/she/it was chuffing

we were chuffing

you were chuffing

they were chuffing

Past perfect

I had chuffed

you had chuffed

he/she/it had chuffed

we had chuffed

you had chuffed

they had chuffed

Past perfect continuous

I had been chuffing

you had been chuffing

he/she/it had been chuffing

we had been chuffing

you had been chuffing

they had been chuffing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will chuff

you will chuff

he/she/it will chuff

we will chuff

you will chuff

they will chuff

Future continuous

I will be chuffing

you will be chuffing

he/she/it will be chuffing

we will be chuffing

you will be chuffing

they will be chuffing

Future perfect

I will have chuffed

you will have chuffed

he/she/it will have chuffed

we will have chuffed

you will have chuffed

they will have chuffed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been chuffing

you will have been chuffing

he/she/it will have been chuffing

we will have been chuffing

you will have been chuffing

they will have been chuffing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would chuff

you would chuff

he/she/it would chuff

we would chuff

you would chuff

they would chuff

Conditional continuous

I would be chuffing

you would be chuffing

he/she/it would be chuffing

we would be chuffing

you would be chuffing

they would be chuffing

Conditional perfect

I would have chuff

you would have chuff

he/she/it would have chuff

we would have chuff

you would have chuff

they would have chuff

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been chuffing

you would have been chuffing

he/she/it would have been chuffing

we would have been chuffing

you would have been chuffing

they would have been chuffing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you chuff
we let´s chuff
you chuff

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to chuff

Past participle

chuffed

Present Participle

chuffing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF CHUFF

Find out the translation of chuff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chuff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chuff» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 粗人
• Translator English - Spanish: chuff
• English: chuff
• Translator English - Hindi: गंवार
• Translator English - Arabic: صوت المحرك
• Translator English - Russian: грубиян
• Translator English - Portuguese: chuff
• Translator English - Bengali: অবিনীত ব্যক্তি
• Translator English - French: chuff
• Translator English - Malay: Chuff
• Translator English - German: chuff
• Translator English - Japanese: 武骨な
• Translator English - Korean: 시골뜨기
• Translator English - Javanese: Chuff
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chuff
• Translator English - Tamil: chuff
• Translator English - Marathi: पाठलाग
• Translator English - Turkish: chuff
• Translator English - Italian: chuff
• Translator English - Polish: chuff
• Translator English - Ukrainian: грубіян
• Translator English - Romanian: chuff
• Translator English - Greek: τσαφ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: chuff
• Translator English - Swedish: chuff
• Translator English - Norwegian: chuff

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHUFF»

Discover the use of chuff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chuff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Vision Of Tom Chuff

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. was leaning. He stood aghast. His dream was returning and slowly enveloping him. Everything he saw was weaving itself into the texture of hisvision. The chill of horror stole over him. A faint whistlecame shrilland ...

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, 2007

Modernism: An Anthology

Chuff, chuff, chuff sounded from the bushes. It was the noise a machine makes when something has gone wrong. Some sat down hastily; others stopped talking guiltily. All looked at the bushes. For the stage was empty. Chuff, chuff, chuff the ...

Lawrence Rainey, 2005

The Vision of Tom Chuff

An occasional companion— perhaps I oughttosay accomplice — of Chuff's happened to turn up. He had left him on the bordersof Westmoreland, and saidhe would probably be home next day.ButEverton affectednot to believe it.Perhapsit was ...

J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Lemur Books, 2014

Phantom Train

Chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff! From the towering stack, plumes of steam and wood smoke were thrust high into the air, to dissolve into a cloud billowing along the train, half-revealing, half-swallowing it again. A whitish  ...

Alexander Butziger, 2007

Boys' Life

And Chuff, dependable Chuff, was there to take him out. The safety came in swiftly but warily. Chuff edged between him and Merrit as the star back sped goal - ward. The safety feinted around Chuff to get to his man — but Chuff swerved sharply ...

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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...

A sexual objectification from the sense as 'buttocks' UK, 1961 . < the chuff replaces 'the hell' in phrases such as 'where the hell?', a euphemism for 'the fuck'. From CHUFF (the buttocks) UK, 1996 chuff verb to fart UK, 1998 chuff all nothing,  ...

Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...

chuff | chugger 4 a homosexual male uk, J96J A sexual objectification from the sense as 'buttocks'. ▻ the chuff replaces 'the hell' in phrases such as 'where the hell?'; a euphemism for 'the fuck' uk From chuff (the buttocks). • Who the chuffs ...

Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006

Cruncher Gets A Boo! Boo: Book 2 of the Cruncher Crusades

Chuff... Chuff... Chuff... Chuff, chuff, chuff. Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff! Quacky moved pretty darn fast for such a fat goose, and just before he smashed into the building he spread his wings to launch himself into the air. This move was instantly ...

Robert Bruce O'Connor, 2013

Shady Brook and Deeper Waters: Cherry Shooters, Slingshots, ...

Chuff . .. Huff . .. Chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff. Piston rods slowly move the great, driving wheels. Engine, tender, passengers, baggage, mail car, and caboose move as one westbound. I feel a sense of loss, a sense of being left behind, a yearning to ...

James D. Howell, 2013

Virginia Woolf in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Pamela Caughie, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHUFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chuff is used in the context of the following news items.

Coconuts HK Weekly Planner: July 6-12

Are you one of those people who likes wine but knows chuff all about it? We have a sneaky feeling you're not alone with that one in Hong Kong ... «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»

CALL OF THE WILD: Carolina Tiger Rescue saves wild cats

Leah greets senior animal keeper Lauren Humphries with a chuff — a way to say hello in tiger-speak. Leah, 13, is one of 22 tigers living at ... «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»

Free Agency: Danny Green, Brandon Knight, Khris Middleton, Omer …

The Bucks will be feeling rather chuff next summer with Middleton locked down for under $20m a year. Cleveland Cavaliers may have missed ... «The News Hub, Jul 15»

Lakeland Honor Roll

High honor roll: Alyssa Albino, Riley Arthur, Gerard Borosky, Alec Bryla, Kassidy Chuff, Jessica Cunningham, Cheyenne Dippre, Jon Flynn, ... «Valley Advantage, Jul 15»

Social Notes

If you are out and about on the July 24-26 weekend drop by the Chuff's Bight Day use park for some fun and festivities. Beaches Library. «Gander Beacon, Jul 15»

Novak Djokovic v Jarkko Nieminen, Wimbledon 2015: as it happened

Why does the flipping BBC insist on switching channels mid-match? Who the chuff cares whether it's on One or Two? Nieminen takes Djokovic ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Lemont Revolutionary War Tree Cut Down

Lemont Revolutionary War Tree Cut Down. By Mary Chuff • 11 hours ago. ShareTwitter Facebook Google+ Email · before and after of tree. VIEW SLIDESHOW 1 ... «WPSU, Jun 15»

E3 2015: Here's Everything You Need To Know About Gears of War …

... everything you need to know about Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. Hang onto your hats! Ultimate Edition? What the chuff does that mean? «XboxAchievements, Jun 15»

Mutodi murder claim draws fire

..The economy will sweep all the chuff to the skip bins. fatso. When this disgusting young man started off as a musician all was well he was ... «Nehanda Radio, Jun 15»

LICKING THE HEAT: Tigers cool down with ice, showers

Leah greets Humphries with a chuff, a noise tigers make for greeting, and watches her curiously as Humphries delivers an ice block to her pool. «Durham Herald Sun, Jun 15»