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
  • Trump calls Bruce Springsteen a 'jerk': The president slapped back after the musician voiced criticism at concertNeed a break?
    Chris Jordan, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Millions of readers follow along for her advice on work quandaries big and small, from dealing with office jerks to quitting a toxic job.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.
    Vincent Moleski, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
  • In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • These jokers are still just hanging out and having the same old drinking parties.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 May 2025
  • Thousands of the jihadist jokers had either their private parts or their ears blown off when the Zionist entity set them off last year.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • The sci-fi series has given us everything from mutant super-soldiers to all-out war between a farmer and an army of rats.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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, 7 May 2025
  • While pesticides sprayed on crops and the Varroa mite both pose major risks for honey bees, bears and skunks can also be destructive predators to colonies, according to Hesbach.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The beast was also equipped with flaps on both sides of its body for swimming, and had intimidating claws extending from its head.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 17 May 2025
  • Hopefully, the new ensembles will unleash the beast inside these Red Sox… 2.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025

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“Chuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuff. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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