English Dictionary

chuff

/t͡ʃʌf/

noun

(scriptwriting, uncountable) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot. / A noisy puffing sound.

The chuff of the steam engine filled the air.

意味（1）

(scriptwriting, uncountable) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.

意味（2）

A noisy puffing sound.

Then the brass bell on top of the boiler rings out and a single massive chuff! of steam issues from the bowels of the loco. Then another chuff! – a blast of steam – another chuff! and the huge drive shafts tighten against the wheels.

意味（3）

A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.