Definition of chuffednext
British

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Recent Examples of chuffed The dog was probably chuffed to see so many people cheering. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Both partners looked very chuffed. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 A number of restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland must be feeling pretty chuffed today. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024 For most of the past eight weeks, city officials have had reason to feel chuffed, with no new cases involving local transmission (and usually only a handful at most every day elsewhere in China). The Economist, 20 June 2020 See All Example Sentences for chuffed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuffed
Adjective
  • The children who’d grown up in the house—eight of them, raised by a single mother who emigrated from Ireland—were equally, if not more, delighted.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Eagle fans were delighted to see Kaydee spend more time in Jackie and Shadow's longtime nest over the weekend.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Mike Skibbe, executive director of the Buffalo Grove Community Foundation, looked pleased as the event began.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to lamenting the penalties, Johnson also wasn’t pleased with the offense’s performance inside the 20-yard line.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The Carolina Panthers better be glad that Wednesday’s joint practice against the Houston Texans didn’t count in the NFL standings.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Hot sleepers will be glad to know that the smooth sateen weave lyocell shell is more absorbent than regular cotton.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • So thankful to Alabama Athletics for refuting it on my behalf.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • His friends remember him as a thankful man eager to serve others.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • However, Heaika expects some things in return and isn’t happy to see Ejva fall for his cousin.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The question to ponder in sports today is whether speech functions as an act with a cost or as a renewable resource for an audience happy to waste time on slop.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Granted, the superfans who have watched the entire season in a day may be more prone to rate it higher, but still, if superfans are satisfied, that’s good news in its own right.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But according to Paul Ballew, NFL senior VP of data and analytics, the league still isn’t fully satisfied with Nielsen’s behind-the-scenes endeavors.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Chuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuffed. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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