chuff

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Recent Examples of chuff The easily accessible velocity feels intoxicating and is accentuated with a rich sonic layer cake: the whoosh of air sucking into the engine, the hiss of spooling turbos, the chuff of blowoff valves, and the deep-bass thrum of combustion pulsing through a large trapezoidal exhaust vane. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025 Since good active noise cancellation (ANC) relies on algorithms, Google could use its advanced AI capabilities to filter out the chuff and offer the most personalized ANC on the market. Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025 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
  • Stop Sales sent the raw chicken, cut cow foot and jerk sauce into the garbage.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The American Kennel Club stresses that keeping a consistent routine is important for dogs at every stage of life.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Del Mar Foundation invites the dogs of Del Mar and their humans to attend the fun and free Annual Halloween Dog Parade & Costume Competition.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The girls are just as down to clown, coming up with funny drunk poses and faces.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The player’s winning cards were a 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen and a joker acting as a king — all in clubs.
    Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If Payton doesn’t start shoving this offense through it, the joker’s on Broncos Country.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When the Chicago rat hole went viral, Magle and his team considered how the mark was made.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There are rats in Indiana who prefer a room with a view.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately, there are tons of products available to help prevent mosquito bites and drive the little buggers away from you in the first place.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
  • At least one week before your trip, inspect the leaves and branches for pests and eradicate any buggers.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Animals that typically carry rabies are bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Chuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuff. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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