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# chuff

«chuff» in Mova's school dictionary: **verb To make the puffing sound of a steam train: chuff-chuff** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (chuff, chuffs, chuffed, chuffing); noun (a chuff); adjective: chuffed (UK)

### meaning for a pupil

1) verb To make the puffing sound of a steam train: chuff-chuff. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#m1)

2) chuffed (UK, informal): very pleased. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#m2)

3) (UK, rude slang) Bottom; «chuffing» and «chuff me» are mild swear words like «flipping». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories steam trains «chuff» along. In British everyday speech «I'm chuffed» or «chuffed to bits» means «I'm very pleased». «Chuffing» (as in «chuffing heck») is a mild, slightly rude word used when annoyed, mostly in northern England; not for school. Phrases: «chuffed to bits», «chuff along».

### examples

- The little steam train chuffed up the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#x1)
- Chuff, chuff, chuff went the engine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#x2)
- I'm well chuffed with my new bike. (UK) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#x3)
- Mum was chuffed to bits with her present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#x4)
- «Chuffing heck, it's raining again!» said Uncle Dave. (rude) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#x5)
- The kettle chuffed out steam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#x6)

### note

«Chuffed» is the common form and means pleased (UK, Ireland, Australia). Strange trap: «not chuffed» means displeased. «Chuffing» as a swear is mild but still rude.

### In the corpora

- [Tigers greet friends with a soft puffing sound called chuffing, or prusten; they can roar too, but chuffing is for friends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/19-the-tiger/12/)
- [Tigers greet each other with a friendly puffing sound called chuffing, and they cannot purr like a house cat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes/9/)
- [Tadhg is chuffed (very pleased) for a week.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/501-big-brothers/3/)
- [Wynne is half insulted and half chuffed that Gwil cares, but a fake win feels like pity.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/507-siblings-as-best-mates-and-as-rivals/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chuff» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.