chuff

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Recent Examples of chuff Found in the far northeast of Japan on the island of Hokkaido, the Fuyu-no-Shitsugen train chuffs through this national park with retro style in the winter months. John Walton, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023 At engineer Chuck Wolf's signal, air from each car's reservoir instantly begins pounding into the cylinder in a cacophony of clangs and chuffs. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2022 The vault's stone hull juts like a shipwreck in the drifted ice while polar bears chuff and lumber past the door. Brittney Corrigan, Scientific American, 19 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuff
Noun
  • Dig in: The meal is $75 and includes dishes like jerk chicken with rice and peas and coconut collard greens, cow heel soup and crawfish hushpuppies.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Lion’s Tail is a transitional drink that tastes like if a Jamaican jerk chicken and a Whiskey Sour couldn’t keep their hands off each other.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.
    Jim Gaines, ajc, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Parsons called him a jealous clown, in so many words.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Who was the biggest Death of a Unicorn class clown?
    Jack Smart, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There is also the question of spoofing, a joker in the pack.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The researchers studied their formulation in rats over 97 days, and found more than 85% of the medication intact in the depot under their skin.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
  • In January, the Food and Drug Administration banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, beverages and drugs, saying the synthetic dye was found to cause cancer in lab rats.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the Eighties and Nineties, student groups tended to be formed along private school/state school lines, among rugger buggers and debaters, actors and engineers.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Treatment tends to be a journey for folks diagnosed with SIBO—which might come as a surprise for a condition that hinges on extra bacterial buggers.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Weasels, skunks, possum, snakes (to eat eggs), and all sorts of other common creatures will become regular visitors to your yard, mostly at night.
    Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • It has been detected in 40 wild mammal species in 36 states, killing bears, harbor seals, foxes, squirrels and skunks, among other creatures.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This multi-drive mode beast has the ability to serve multi-purpose, from driving to work, haul the kids around, or be the weekend beast for all of your off-roading and camping needs.
    Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
  • By many accounts, Planned Parenthood is an incurably sick beast whose time is nearing its end.
    Erik Baptist, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Chuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuff. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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