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# chuff

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

«chuff» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. verb To make the puffing sound of a steam train: chuff-chuff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#m1)
2. chuffed (UK, informal): very pleased. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chuff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chuff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chuff.html) on Mova free.